The power supply could have short circuit protection of some type, or is
just robust enough to survive a momentary short. I'm betting size
restrictions of a PoE port in a switch will limit how much ruggedness
they can build into it.
I also wondered about non-conductive dies, but never looked hard. I
decided ceramic would be too brittle, polymers wouldn't be durable
enough, and I couldn't imagine what else they would use.....then I
decided I'd already spent too much time thinking about it and shouldn't
bother.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Christopher Gray" <cg...@graytechsoftware.com>
To: af@afmug.com
Sent: 6/23/2017 1:07:53 PM
Subject: [AFMUG] Mistake: Crimping With PoE Connected?
So, I made a mistake and crimped a cable end while the PoE was still
connected to the other end (Cambium ePMP gigabit PoE). I saw a small
spark while the crimper hit the contacts.
I expected to have to re-do the end and possibly replace the PoE, but
everything was fine.
Are some injectors just less sensitive than others? I hear a Netonix
will lose a port if you do that. Are there any crimpers with
non-conductive dies?
-Chris
