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CAT6 RJ45 crimping issues
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this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2025
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Maybe is just preference but if you ever get the chance, try one of the pass through crimpers. They are like making cables on easy mode. The number of failed connections usually plummets and costs only go up by a few cents. (May be priced the same now).
If you haven't used one before essentially you push all the cables through the end, and then it crimps/cuts at the same time, so none of the individual cables can accidentally be not fully in.
Id look somewhere other than Amazon for one but this will give you an idea that you can find one for cheap, you don't have to get a $100 tool.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YC9TQKH?psc=1
those in the low voltage biz absolutely abhor the use of the EZ terminations.
many many hours of getting yelled at by clients because their cameras or WAPs aren't working right
less of an issue of it's not a POE device, but once you get used to the muscle memory of terminating a cat cable, the EZs are more trouble than they're worth.
That's the first I've heard this, we wired a hole building with them after Hurricane Michael. So all our cameras were POE. I wonder how we didn't have the same issues? Any idea what causes an issue
usually because people leave too much hanging out the other side and eventually it will short.
but on cameras and other stuff outside, moisture will get in and corrode. i mean that still happens with regular terminations, but they can usually last 5+ years if properly shielded from the elements. EZs will fail after a year or so
The way they cut I didn't think they'd be able to short. The moisture thing makes sense if they are outdoors though. I would have figured it'd be hard to get water in the port without the camera going bad as well. I'll have to keep an eye out for that. Thanks for the tip!