Making cat5e cables...the ends connectors don't *pop* in, what am I doing wrong?

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Bought 100' of cable, a crimper, some connectors and boots. Read off a guide on the net of the standards for wiring, do so and crimp. However the connectors don't *pop* in like my store-bought cables. What am I doing wrong?

By the way, the cables do work, as I'm using it right now on this PC to connect to the net. But they can be pulled out easy.

 

[SpaceWalker]

try bending the clip thing out a bit...not far enough to break it, but enough to give it that click...

 

[buleyb]

Originally posted by: SpaceWalker
try bending the clip thing out a bit...not far enough to break it, but enough to give it that click...

Yeah. I had some once that were packaged tightly. This kind of trick worked for those.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

thanks guys. I decided to inspect my store bought cables, and saw that the clip was farther away from the connector than on mine, so I bent them, and they snap now. I was a bit worried I'd snap it off, so I didn't go too far. I probably could've bent them further.

I wonder how flexible those clips are?

 

[buleyb]

they break easily enough to warrent the creation of those cable boots that slide over the ends...

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Originally posted by: buleyb
they break easily enough to warrent the creation of those cable boots that slide over the ends...

Yeah, I put those on my cables as well.

 

[Garion]

Cable boots are usually for very congested spaces with lots of cables. If you've got a boot, you can slip it over the clip and pull it out without risk of it snagging. Otherwise, you've got about a 50% chance of breaking the clip on the wire with a good tug. Been there, done that.

- G

 

[Garion]

Cable boots are usually for very congested spaces with lots of cables. If you've got a boot, you can slip it over the clip and pull it out without risk of it snagging. Otherwise, you've got about a 50% chance of breaking the clip on the wire with a good tug. Been there, done that.

- G