cheapest place to get RJ45 connectors fitted (Newbury area)

rs1800

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I recently renevated my house but ran out of money before it was completely finished. The electrician has laid cat5e (or cat6) cables to 6 outlets and I would now like to terminate these with connectors (or face plates but connectors ok).

Wher would I go to get the cheapest cost for this, or even better find someone that would do it for some beer money?

I did look at buying a crimp tool but having never done it I am not sure I would do a good job and I also read the cheaper tools on ebay etc are no good anyway?

thx
 
It's a doddle mate. Just buy face plates with the colours on the punch terminals, get the kit off ebay with a tester and the punch tool. Or buy a proper Krone tool for a couple of quid more.

It's simple, really is. :)
 
for a single project, the cheap ebay tools will be fine, my suggestion is to get hold of some spare cable (for a few practice runs), the tools needed and faceplates + connectors and start practicing.
you can make mistakes with the faceplates, BUT NOT with the connectors. by this i mean, if you wire up a faceplate wrong, you can remove the wires and start again, with connectors its a matter of cutting it off and starting again.
 
As above, RJ45 faceplates are easy peasy, you just need a punchdown tool.

The plugs are fiddlier, if you get them wrong you need to cut them off and start again. They're one of those things you have to do a few times before you get the knack. It's very easy to either cut the wires to the wrong length or find they're jumped out of order when you put the plug on.
 
thanks all, Ill try myself then. Does it matter if I wire as cat5e or cat6? also there seem to be 2 different schemes for 5e?

Also I have 4 locations which have 1 gang wall boxes but 2 wires. One is the lan and the other is a coax from the loft aerial. I can't find any face plates with one of each so my choices seem to be:
1) Modular - but more expensive.
2) Just buy brush covers and have the cables coming through. Probably better for the coax anyway.
Which would be better or any other ideas?

Would ebay 330632223427 be ok? comes with a bit of able to practice!

thanks
 
Find out what sort of cable it is and buy faceplates to match. The cable will be labelled as Cat5e or Cat6 on the sleeve.

It doesn't matter which wiring scheme you use as long as you're consistant. T586B is the usual choice.

I'd use modular plates rather than brush covers, but either would work.
 
for a single project and rare use afterwards, its will be OK, but if you plan to install ethenet cables as a living, no
 
I got the kit today and my first go was bit of a disaster as I found it very very difficult to keep the wires in order. This was using the stranded cat6e cable in the kit. the tester showed only 1 of the 8 wires made a circuit!

However my second go was with the cat5e cable in my house (i cut a bit off) and I found it much easier as the cables were stiffer and stayed where i put them. cable tested perfect 1st time!! well pleased.

now to try for real...
 
Any cable that's labelled as Cat6e should be treated with great suspicion. It's a made-up standard so there’s no way of knowing whether it’ll be any good or not.

Are you punching the cables down or fitting plugs?
 
My whole house has been wired in 5e. The 6e came with the eBay kit but I won't be using it. I'll fit plugs to all outlets for now and maybe fit sockets later.
 
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