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Don Y
Hi,
I've asked this in several places (possibly even here,
previously) and still haven't received a good answer...
RJ45 (8P8C) connectors come in a variety of styles, chiefly
cable type (flat vs round) and conductor type (solid vs
stranded).
The former distinction is relatively easy to recognize. But,
the latter doesn't seem to be consistently recognizable!
(yes, I've seen the Wikipedia page).
Almost all of the connectors that I have *appear* (see above)
to be for stranded wire -- despite coming out of bags marked
"for solid wire"!
OK, it's possible that the bags got mismarked at the factory
(though I have examples of such from different vendors!).
But, I wonder if it isn't just a "manufacturing economy"?
I.e., if one type (e.g., stranded) worked equally well for
the *other* type (e.g., solid), then I could see manufacturers
making a single product (perhaps a *hybrid*) and packaging it
as *both*!
At least, that's the only reasonable explanation I can find
for these observations...
Can anyone shed any light on this? Or, *definitive* criteria
that I can use to examine the IDC contacts of each connector
for some subtle clues?? (I imagine I can dissolve the plastic
body if necessary to ensure full access to an unmolested
"pin")
Thx,
--don
I've asked this in several places (possibly even here,
previously) and still haven't received a good answer...
RJ45 (8P8C) connectors come in a variety of styles, chiefly
cable type (flat vs round) and conductor type (solid vs
stranded).
The former distinction is relatively easy to recognize. But,
the latter doesn't seem to be consistently recognizable!
(yes, I've seen the Wikipedia page).
Almost all of the connectors that I have *appear* (see above)
to be for stranded wire -- despite coming out of bags marked
"for solid wire"!
OK, it's possible that the bags got mismarked at the factory
(though I have examples of such from different vendors!).
But, I wonder if it isn't just a "manufacturing economy"?
I.e., if one type (e.g., stranded) worked equally well for
the *other* type (e.g., solid), then I could see manufacturers
making a single product (perhaps a *hybrid*) and packaging it
as *both*!
At least, that's the only reasonable explanation I can find
for these observations...
Can anyone shed any light on this? Or, *definitive* criteria
that I can use to examine the IDC contacts of each connector
for some subtle clues?? (I imagine I can dissolve the plastic
body if necessary to ensure full access to an unmolested
"pin")
Thx,
--don