What are some good online sources for Cat 6 cable and pass thru connectors?

[MossRoad]

 

[MossRoad]

 

[k0ua]

Two suggestions on crimping-

- make sure the untwisted wires are cut at exactly a 90 degree flush angle. Don't allow even a minor variation in length of the wires.
- before crimping, make double sure the wires are pushed hard enough into the connector so every wire is completely seated. Use glasses or magnification if needed to make sure of this.

I was having about 25% of my crimped cables inexplicably fail. Close examination of the connectors revealed nothing unusual. Then I bought some extra-strong reading glasses and ... presto ... I could see strand(s) in the failed cables that had not pushed all the way to the end of the connector. It was very, very frustrating before I figured that out.

100 percent correct. It just took a little time to recognize my mistakes and start churning out good crimps.

 

[k0ua]

The new pass thru connectors look a whole lot like cheating to me. TOO easy!. I was always told if you don't suffer, that might even be immoral.

 

[MossRoad]

The new pass thru connectors look a whole lot like cheating to me. TOO easy!. I was always told if you don't suffer, that might even be immoral.

Work harder, not smarter.

Oh, wait....

Work smarter, not harder.

 

[newbury]

The new pass thru connectors look a whole lot like cheating to me. TOO easy!. I was always told if you don't suffer, that might even be immoral.

So does your tractor have a non-synchronized standard shift transmission ?

 

[kcflhrc]

I use the Pass-Thru connectors everyday and they are fantastic. Not cheating, just a better all around connector.

 

[k0ua]

So does your tractor have a non-synchronized standard shift transmission ?

Yeah, and the clutch is stuck too. .....Yeah it is a hydro, you got me there.

 

[newbury]

Two suggestions on crimping-

- make sure the untwisted wires are cut at exactly a 90 degree flush angle. Don't allow even a minor variation in length of the wires.
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That has changed some. Some advocate cutting at an angle:

Even though that in that pic the poster messed up with blue & striped green.

 

[Wakey]

The people I work for now don't use the pass through it's really not that hard like I thought it would be to use the other kind. They also showed me a neat trick using a small tweaker size Flathead to untwist the wires it makes it really fast