Hello,
I discovered that my ftp Ethernet cable is not made of cupper but of cca. These cannot be soldered so I am looking for a miniature screw cable to cable connector, something like the one in the
picture but very small with say 1mm pitch or so. Anu Idea?
Thanks for your time!
Post 2 is better options it cuts out lots of problems of bad connections
only way to go with Ethernet cable extending an existing ethernet wire.
If you need a jack install a jack but it's nuts to install a jack plus a plug to hook two cables together and have it pulled lose when extending a cable.
If you have one of these flat cable connector crimping tools thay can be used as reasonably compact, semi permenant connections between multi core signal cables.
Post 2 is better options it cuts out lots of problems of bad connections
only way to go with Ethernet cable extending an existing ethernet wire.
If you need a jack install a jack but it's nuts to install a jack plus a plug to hook two cables together and have it pulled lose when extending a cable.
I never suggested a jack, I suggested the correct IDC connector box to join Ethernet cable together, far better, neater and more reliable than those horrible single 'bean' things
IDC doesn't mean a plug and socket, it just means Insulation Displacement Connector.
But what i find funny is I've used cat 5 all the time and it solders fine.
And i use them horrible single 'bean' things to make my cat 5 longer for cameras
because it reliable. they don't pull apart. guess the same reason the phone company uses them.
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It could be the termination of the cable is less than perfect, or even a dry joint in the router (changing port should eliminate that) or dirt on the contacts, or tired pins on the female side not spring hard enough to ensure a good connection. If you have a spare switch put that between the...
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Have one big problem that IDC don't have.
The screw cut's the wire and it breaks off.
That's probably why IDC was invented in the first place.
I'd also recommend the gel splices that be80be posted. Make sure they are the gel/grease filled ones, a dry version is also available but that has no corrosion resistance, which is absolutely essential with mixed metals such as the CCA cable.
Just push the two wires all the way in, then squeeze the thing with a pair of pliers until the "button" is flush, to force the IDC contacts to engage with the wires.
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I'd also suggest avoiding small "crimp" terminals such as Buk posted. Unless you use the exact, correct crimp tool, they are not reliable in the long term. Simply folding the tabs around a wire does not form a "gas tight" connection, so corrosion is likely to be a problem in the long term.
They are OK if you also solder them, but from decades of experience and seeing faults even with commercial gear that uses similar small crimp terminals, I'd not use them unsoldered.
I'd also suggest avoiding small "crimp" terminals such as Buk posted. Unless you use the exact, correct crimp tool, they are not reliable in the long term.
Crimped Terminations
Crimping is an efficient and highly reliable method to assemble and terminate conductors, and typically provides a stronger, more reliable termination method than that achieved by soldering.