"RJ45" crimp connector flavors

Those are destructive tests. I.e., My original goal was to be able to sort out "spilled" connectors based on some visual criteria as to whether they are intended for solid vs. stranded.

[It appears they are for "either" and the solid vs stranded label is completely artificial in this instance/manufacturer]

In the future, I'd like to make sure there is no possibility of confusion -- either by selecting components that are "universal" in application *or* are so dramatically different in appearance that it is really obvious when someone is using the wrong connectors! (If you have to resort to a microscope to figure out if the connector is correct, your test/inspection time goes up dramatically!)

Ah, I didn't realize this was a variable! I thought they were all designed for 24AWG?

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Don Y
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On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:23:31 -0700, Don Y Gave us:

So, you make a determination with the tests, and use the resultant data as information to examine the rest of the lot and segregate them from each other.

OR segregate them first, then find out which is which.

OR just buy a bag of what you need, and put the entire task aside.

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DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno

off,

TIA-568 supports 22 through 28 AWG wire with 24 and 26 AWG being preferred. An awful lot of flexible cables are 26 AWG. Most connectors support only 24 AWG and 26 AWG. Some only one or t'other. Very few are labeled correctly.

?-)

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josephkk

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