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RJ45 connectors
Name: Christine Date: September 16, 2002 at 03:16:57 Pacific OS: Win 2000 CPU/Ram: AMD 900 256sdram
Comment:
Can you please tell me if there is a difference in the RJ45 wall plate connector required for Cat5E solid cable and Cat5E stranded cable
Name: Brian Date: September 16, 2002 at 08:33:36 Pacific
Reply:
there are none
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Response Number 2
Name: Christine Date: September 19, 2002 at 14:29:14 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks Brian
I was told there was and I did not think so
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Response Number 3
Name: Tim Date: September 20, 2002 at 02:34:17 Pacific
Reply:
there is a differnce. the patch cord uses a RJ45 designed with two straight prongs for stranded copper that penetrate the stranded copper and the RJ 45 that is used on solid copper has bent displaced prongs that grab the solid copper wire. if you use the worng ones on either you will have failures in the future especially when the cables are repeatedly moved.
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