Does this crimp well on all Cat5e and 6 pins? I don't want to take a flat head screwdriver out to press in any uncrimped pins
345956
I've done hundreds of crimps on many different brands of cat5/E Cat6 ends. I have yet to see this tool not crimp a pin correctly or fail at any level. Hope this helps.
345957
It's worked as well or better than any crimp tool I've ever used. No problems whatsoever.
345958
It sets all eight pins fine. Unfortunately it permanently deforms the plastic latch tab on many brands of RJ45 connector, starting a stress crack across the base of the tab that leads to early failure. Consequently, we use a compact Ideal combination crimper that after slight modification works perfectly on every brand RJ45 we have used. This Klein tool could have been equally good if the maker had slightly modified the die core for RJ45s. There is no easy modification for most users to fix Klein's design flaw.
2175184
yes you have to put your own ends on and use the straight through design connections the premade cables wont work. Put your own ends on i used the EX-RJ45 from amazon they allow you to push the wire out the end so you can double check position of color code wire . The main difference between 5 and 6 is wire size i have 8 cat5s it carries both power and sound but since i didn't use the sound on some it gave me an extra video connection I used the 2.5 power adapters to make a power tee connection this saved me from running extra cat5
1180481
Unsure about the proper twist rate. A true cat6A is supposed to have a separator. This one does not. I do believe the wire size is correct.
196479
When I ordered my box in August it was cat6. Said so on the box and the wires were marked as such. However I do not recall the description stating cat 5. I am sure if you ordered it and it was wrong Amazon would allow free shipping for the return. One thing to be mindful is that the order may not come with the crimped and ends (mine did not). Nevertheless when I called Amazon to complain they refunded me 20 bucks. Btw my Ethernet run in buried conduit spanned about 110 ft. No issues; everything works great.
47728
oops....this is not a punch down tool but a crimping tool......all my CAT 6 plugs and jacks (all bought separately) are of the "crimp" type...NOT punch down....you can find punch down tools at Home Depot.
2251378
I used it with Cat6 and it worked great. I believe that all Cat 5-7 use the standard RJ45 connector so to answer your questions these should fit your cable.
2031182
From what I understand A or B cable simply denotes the order of the twisted pairs. Assuming I am correct this tool crimps CAT 6 cable regardless of twisted pairs order.
7245
I have had very little luck getting this tool to work with Dupont pins. According to the packaging the crimper is meant for D-Sub pins which might explain the success rate of 50% that I am seeing.
556991
It should, Cat 6 should have 8 wires like Cat 5 also. It uses an RJ 45 connector I think.
1331456
As long as you connect the positive and negative correctly to two separate wires within the CAT5 you should be fine, the 3 1/2 mm Jack will have a way of separating positive and negative when you open it up just like everything else
2039443
You mean the ends? Regular Cat5E.. http://www.amazon.com/100-Cat6-Cat5E-Crimp-Connectors/dp/B003M5BIII/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423727813&sr=8-1&keywords=cat5e+connector
1596580
the widest part of the pinhole is at best 3/8" wide. I can imagine a Cat6 and a thin power cable. A 3rd cable with the mentioned combo I don't see possible. No chance for a standard "PC power cable" to fit through that pinhole as an example.
1822539
Yes, absolutely. Just to be clear, each pin connector(male or female) is crimped onto the each wire individually with this crimper tool and then they are inserted into the plastic molex connector housing.
1925790
The question is will it crimp rj45 connectors which are used for pretty much every network cable out there, and the only connector you need to worry about. Cat 6 refers only to the actual cable, not the connector. The only difference between cat 5, cat 5e, and cat 6 cable is as you go to 5e and 6, there is more material inside the cable to shield the data wires from outside interference and crosstalk between the wires.
1339251
I haven't had any issues with it-it works great. I've mostly used it on cat6 solid interior cables but have used it on exterior gel-filled cat6 as well as 5e with no problems. It doesn't always cut the wires completely (for me it kind of depends on how hard you crimp down past that last notch of the ratcheting mechanism) but just flicking at them causes them to break off after either way. I could probably adjust it in some way but haven't had the need to. I think this crimping system although not worlds better than the traditional, is significantly faster and with fewer faulty crimps for sure. If you don't already have a crimper I would definitely go for it, if you already have a nice ratcheting crimper it is more of a gray area whether it is worth it (if you do a lot of crimping or just want to go faster/more efficiently than go for it).
658421
No it only works with 10 Gauge AWG and up, Great tool.I use a hydraulic crimper for anything below 10 Gauge AWG wire.
811061
Do not buy this crimp tool. I bought it used it once and it didn't crimp all the pins and also didn't cut the excess wires. The tool is useless so bad I threw it away. Buy a cheap Radio Shack crimper as it's cheaper and better.