"mark" wrote in message
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Maybe I've been doing something wrong here. Do I need to strip the
insulation off of each conductor, or do I just leave the insulation on and
let the crimper puncture the insulation?
"RBM" wrote in message
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"mark" wrote in message
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Greetings Again All,
Am I the only one who has a hard time crimping connectors onto cat 5
cable? I have a cat 5 crimping tool and follow the instructions, but my
success rate is pretty low. Any hints??? Thanks, Mark
It is a PIA. It's very tough on the fingers, I get fatigued after just a
few. IMO the trick is taking time to straighten each wire. I strip them
about 1.5 inches long, untwist them, pull each conductor straight by
pulling and rubbing them against a finger, then I put them in order and
pull them, holding them flat, then cut them to the desired length. As
long as there flat and straight, they slide right into the jack, and you
can see them hit bottom, then crimp


No, just the outer sheeth. The 8 conductors have to be absolutely flat
against each other and straight, then they slip right into the jack