On 13-10-22 10:20 PM, chris kluka wrote:
Um.... seems like snake oil to me.
I use these:
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=105&cp_id=10513&cs_id=1051305&p_id=7245&seq=1&format=2
100 pack for $5.56.
I've never had a cable fail cat6 or even cat6a certification using them.
I seriously doubt that *Metz* is selling snake oil. If they say it
works a certain way, it works a certain way. Period. These guys are
OEM providers to top-shelf cable manufacturers and users.
In this case, you're comparing a Jeep to to a Dodge Neon and saying "the
Neon always gets me where I need to go"... while I'm asking "is renting
a Jeep worth the extra expense if I'm going off-roading"?
I can make Cat6A-verifiables cable, too, using the cheap, non-traceable,
non-verifiable, non-warrantyable connectors from (e.g.) Monoprice.
Doing so in the field is a royal pain in the ass to begin with if I
don't have a clean, flat, stable, well-lit work surface, and
hand-crimped cables have a nasty habit of slowly degrading over time.
What I wanted to know was, is there *enough* of a difference using the
Metz connectors to terminate in crummy field conditions, to be worth the
(somewhat outrageous) price?
The only time I make my own cables nowadays is under emergency
conditions, usually in cramped spaces where there's no convenient work
surface. If the Metz connectors make my life easier, using them
exclusively won't make a huge difference to my bottom line in terms of
supplies, but if it increases the *speed* with which I can terminate a
cable, and/or it increases the *long-term* reliability of my cable, then
it might be worth sourcing them, and they might pay for themselves over
the long run.
On the other hand, if someone who's used them says "it takes me 2
minutes to terminate using a traditional plug & crimp tool, the Metz
connectors only shave 30sec off that and I had a couple fail" then I
won't even bother.
Or, a report of "it takes me 2 minutes to terminate using a traditional
plug & crimp tool, the Metz connectors only take 30sec, and they
withstand a lot of abuse" then it's probably worth buying a package
sight-unseen and paying the large up-front cost.
In the middle, or absent any reports, I'll have to bring some in (which,
with Metz, is a royal PITA and a huge waste of my time) and find out for
myself.
-Adam
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