HARTING RJ Industrial MultiFeature Connectors
This week I want to introduce you to the Harting RJ Industrial MultiFeature Connectors, and some of the important features that separate these from any normal RJ45 connectors. Harting as you may well know are synonymous with quality and designs there will be no surprises that this is a really well thought out series of connectors […]
The Dangers of Running Data & Power Cables in parallel
Unshielded Cables Ethernet cable performance capabilities have been enhanced by increasing the number of twists per inch in the cable, differentiating this number between each pair as well as through using improved insulation materials. These changes reduced the amount of crosstalk between conductors allowing operation at higher frequencies, reaching a maximum frequency of 250 MHz […]
New Guide to Ethernet Cat 5e & Cat 6 Testing Part II!
In our previous Guide to Cat 5e & Cat 6 Cables we discussed the main differences and briefly showed the complex test structure required for true full Ethernet connectivity. This week we are going to go into much more detail. Lets look at why the testing is so complex and why it is important that […]
New Guide to Ethernet Cat 5e & Cat 6 Testing!
Many of you will be familiar with RJ45 Cables in the Cat 5e & Cat 6 formats they are pretty much commonplace with anyone that has an office network or Broadband Router at home. However, for those of us in the manufacturing there is a whole lot more to these simple looking cables than meets […]
Two cable innovations – revolutionary and useful (possibly)!
This week I bring you two innovations, one which could be a revolution and the other that is very useful. Starting with TE Connectivity’s new RJ Point Five data connector system which according to the marketing information could replace the traditional RJ45 connector. So let’s take a closer look. The port spacing is on a […]
A Blog on Ethernet Cable Types:
This week we are going to discuss Ethernet cable types as there are quite a few options available and come confusion on what to use and where to use it. Let’s start with the most common basic types these are: Standard Data Rate Cat 5e 10/100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps (Gigabit) Ethernet, bandwidth of 100 […]
New EZ-RJ45 CONNECTORS
Here is a great little product. It’s been out for a while but I don’t think it’s getting the attention it deserves. The EZ-RJ45 Connector from Platinum Tools is designed to work on both Cat5e and Cat6 cables, solid or stranded. By using the new EZ-RJ45, it simplifies twisted pair terminations by allowing the wires […]
