I'm upgrading a few of my network cables and have ordered shielded Cat6 cable, shielded passthrough connectors, and a new crimping tool. I've done plenty of regular Cat5e cables, but this is my first experience with passthrough termination. It sounds like a phenomenal idea so that I don't have to gauge where to strip the jacket. I decided to do a test with some leftover Cat5e cable before the Cat6 arrives tomorrow.
Let's say my first experience wasn't great: View: https://imgur.com/a/O1P6Tgt
My first attempt (the one with heatshrink above) resulted in a terrible cut. The blade didn't cut the wires completely and I had to use the crimper's lever again to get the full cut.
My second attempt (no heatshrink) went much better aesthetically, but when I tested it, all but 2 wires were not making contact. I have a cheap tester that basically tests continuity and most lights were not lighting up.
A few questions:
1) Does passthrough termination leave exposed wiring as you can see in the pictures? You can see that in the one with no heatshrink the cut is better, but there is still a good half mm exposed. I was under the impression that this would be flush with the connector.
2) What is not working here? Is it the connectors, the crimping tool, or both?
3) I did not use load bars for this nor any other cable I've ever done. Are they required to make sure the cable is positioned correctly?
Thanks!
Let's say my first experience wasn't great: View: https://imgur.com/a/O1P6Tgt
My first attempt (the one with heatshrink above) resulted in a terrible cut. The blade didn't cut the wires completely and I had to use the crimper's lever again to get the full cut.
My second attempt (no heatshrink) went much better aesthetically, but when I tested it, all but 2 wires were not making contact. I have a cheap tester that basically tests continuity and most lights were not lighting up.
A few questions:
1) Does passthrough termination leave exposed wiring as you can see in the pictures? You can see that in the one with no heatshrink the cut is better, but there is still a good half mm exposed. I was under the impression that this would be flush with the connector.
2) What is not working here? Is it the connectors, the crimping tool, or both?
3) I did not use load bars for this nor any other cable I've ever done. Are they required to make sure the cable is positioned correctly?
Thanks!