The doohicky is always fragile and breaks off, am I the only one who has been bending up the rear metal a little bit, using a small needle nose pliers, trapping the drain wire under it and soldering it down with a butane soldering pen?
On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 1:51 PM, Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote: > but those don't have the little doohiky to hook the drain wire to... > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 2:52 PM, George Skorup <geo...@cbcast.com> wrote: > >> We use Primus plugs. http://www.balticnetworks.com/ >> primus-shielded-cat5-connectors-100-pack.html >> >> The wire channels are larger than the UBNT plugs. Plus the pins don't >> fall out or slant when crimped. >> >> I hate Primus cable, but their RJ45s are pretty good. Wouldn't surprise >> me if they don't even make them. >> >> On 9/7/2016 2:26 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >> >> RF Armor preferred. Ubnt is OK. ARC is good, too. >> >> Never seen this myself but maybe it's the salt? >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 2:46 PM, Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Can't say that I've seen that happen, but I don't know that I'd blame >>> the connector. >>> >>> As far as I can tell the UBNT, RF Armor and Arc connectors are all >>> pretty much exactly the same - we've been using RF Armor, for no particular >>> reason other than that they're the cheapest of the three. >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 1:18 PM, Jay Weekley <par...@cyberbroadband.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> What is everyone's preferences for shielded connectors at the moment? >>>> We discovered at least one corroded/rusted connector last week at a site >>>> which had taken a direct or nearly direct lightning strike which melted pig >>>> tails as well as destroyed an omni among other things. It was a site we >>>> bought so we don't know the manufacturer of the connector or if it's >>>> something we installed and it's the first one I've seen on our network. >>>> Has anyone else seen this happen? Lately we've been using RF Armor have >>>> used Ubiquiti shielded connectors in the past. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >
