Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[Jason McKemie]

Interesting, I have not had any issues with their cable. I do like the
Shireen stuff as well though.

On Thursday, September 8, 2016, George Skorup  wrote:

> We bought a few reels of Primus double-jacketed shielded cat5e to replace
> some old unshielded crap on a couple towers. It all started leaking within
> a year. That was 4 or 5 years ago. Maybe they fixed it. I don't know. But
> never again. We do only Shireen DC-1042 on towers now.
>
> On 9/8/2016 3:21 PM, Jason McKemie wrote:
>
> What's wrong with their cable?  What do you use?
>
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 2:52 PM, George Skorup  > 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 > > 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 >> > 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.

>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[Ken Hohhof]

I had a similar experience with their double jacketed shielded cable, it’s like 
they took indoor shielded and overjacketed it and called it outdoor.  I’ve had 
no problem with their unshielded cable though.  If Shireen made an unshielded 
dry tape version I would probably use it.  I think they have gel filled, or 
shielded with dry tape, but not unshielded with dry tape.

We also tried the latest Apex9 unshielded awhile back, it was OK, installers 
said the extra force required with the reel-in-a-box was a bit of a nuisance 
although the cable did come out less kinky.  We use the DC-1042 now at towers, 
for that I like the Shireen reel-boxes a lot.


From: George Skorup 
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 7:05 PM
To: af@afmug.com 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

We bought a few reels of Primus double-jacketed shielded cat5e to replace some 
old unshielded crap on a couple towers. It all started leaking within a year. 
That was 4 or 5 years ago. Maybe they fixed it. I don't know. But never again. 
We do only Shireen DC-1042 on towers now.


On 9/8/2016 3:21 PM, Jason McKemie wrote:

  What's wrong with their cable?  What do you use?

  On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 2:52 PM, George Skorup  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  
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  
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.

Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[George Skorup]

We bought a few reels of Primus double-jacketed shielded cat5e to 
replace some old unshielded crap on a couple towers. It all started 
leaking within a year. That was 4 or 5 years ago. Maybe they fixed it. I 
don't know. But never again. We do only Shireen DC-1042 on towers now.


On 9/8/2016 3:21 PM, Jason McKemie wrote:

What's wrong with their cable?  What do you use?

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 2:52 PM, George Skorup > 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
mailto: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
mailto: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.

Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[Jason McKemie]

What's wrong with their cable?  What do you use?

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 2:52 PM, George Skorup  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 
> 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 
>> 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.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[Josh Reynolds]

I never had any trouble with the "doohickey" :/ I still folded the
foil back over the cable though.

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 3:54 PM, Eric Kuhnke  wrote:
> 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  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  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 
>>> 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 
 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.


>>>
>>>
>>
>

Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[Adam Moffett]

I use the butane soldering pen, but I just tack the drain wire down to 
the side of the plug.
I'll have to try going under the metal; sounds like it would make better 
contact.



-- Original Message --
From: "Eric Kuhnke" 
To: "af@afmug.com" 
Sent: 9/7/2016 4:54:13 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

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  
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  
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  
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 
 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.

Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[Jay Weekley]

Good observation. I didn't notice that.  That may make it very old.

Mathew Howard 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 > 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
mailto: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
mailto: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.

Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[Jay Weekley]

We planned on dismantling the site since it had never had a customer on 
it so the strike could have been a two months ago.  I wondered the 
electrical surge had something to do with it given the damage to the 
rest of the equipment.


Mathew Howard 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 > 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.

Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[George Skorup]

Folding the foil back over the jacket so that it makes contact with the 
tongue on the inside of the plug is how to properly terminate a shielded 
cable.


On 9/7/2016 3:54 PM, Eric Kuhnke wrote:
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 > 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 mailto: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
mailto: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
mailto: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.

Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[Eric Kuhnke]

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  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  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 
>> 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 
>>> 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.

>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[Mathew Howard]

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  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 
> 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 
>> 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.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[Eric Kuhnke]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xb898sQtu8


On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 12:52 PM, George Skorup  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 
> 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 
>> 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.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[George Skorup]

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 > 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
mailto: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.

Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[Josh Luthman]

RF Armor preferred.  Ubnt is OK.  ARC is good, too.

Never seen this myself but maybe it's the salt?


Josh Luthman
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Troy, OH 45373

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 2:46 PM, Mathew Howard  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 
> 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.
>>
>
>

Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[That One Guy /sarcasm]

the easyrj45 shielded connectors for residential shielded cable (the shield
with 6 or so wraps of the drain fits in nice)
For infrasructure we just use unshielded ends and bond the bbdge copper to
the radio ground lug and to the bus bar where it enters the enclosure

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Mathew Howard  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 
> 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.
>>
>
>


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Re: [AFMUG] Shielded connector preferences

[Mathew Howard]

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 
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.
>