xsabrewulf

I am having one hell of a time doing this

I bought a crimper and some tips and 1000 feet of CAT6

i have spent the last 2 hours trying to get it...

i know the order it goes in

but I find it almost impossible to slide the cable into the end in the correct order!

i have made sure when I have it lined up and snip the end dead flat

i have even tried putting one in at a time... no luck

i know there are 8 cables... but 4 pairs... im totally frustrated

can anyone give some advice?

rocketman331

Are the ends you're using designed for Cat 6 or for Cat 5e. If they are the wrong ends it will be next to impossible to crimp.

What type of end are you using?
There are the generic single piece end or, like in the case of Cat 6, multiple part (with outer metal sleeve) end that are more time consuming.

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reezin14

I press down the wires in the order they go in first,then I apply pressure as I'm inserting the wires into the connector.Quick example hope this helps.

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shortfuse

heres an easy way to slide those pesky cat6/5 cable, remove the sleeve about 2inches. once u have remove the sleeve untangle/ untwist them. once all of them are untwisted. line them all up. then holding the end of the uncut sleeve use ur other hand(thumb and pointing finger slide them outwards. it should straighten out. since we cut it 2inches its too long right? grab the ICE CUBE/RJ45 connector size em up where u should cut them. hope this helps

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xsabrewulf

its one single plastic piece
cat6 cable with cat6 ends.


thanks for the pictures.


is the color order the same as Cat5e?

white-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown?


is it easier for cat5e cable to go into a cat 6 end?

captthunderpnts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIA/EIA-568-B

I normally stick to A for all my cabling.

shortfuse

yes the color order is right. difference in cat5 and cat6 are the TWIST. alot of people has this perception that it has a diffrent pattern. like i said its all jut the TWIST that makes the diffence...

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gooddog

I had the same problem.
The cat6 cable insulation and copper is thicker than the 5e.

two choices:
- expensive. get cat6 plugs. I think they are accommodate the thicker cable
- cheap. strip the insulation a very little - just enough to get it started in the plug but don't do two much that it shorts out the cable next to it. Make sure the cable is very straight and have a lot of patience. Also when you crimp it, you probably have to push down harder.

Good luck. It can be done.

radodrill

As shortfuse stated, the easiest is to strip a bet more of the outer jacket of while lining up the wires and stretch them to straighten them out and get them all lying in a tight straight line; then cut off the excess and slide it into the connector.

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