If you get the EZ connectors you also need the EZ crimper. It's about $100 last time I bought one.
Again, though. It's money well spent. Get a kit Tom, you'll never ever go back to the old way. marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom DeReggi" <wirelessn...@rapiddsl.net> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have > But you're missing the point. > Yeah, Its definately not worth it, for those that can use the standard > CAT5s > effectively. > But your math assumes that they can, and not considering the other costs. > The ROI is NOT on the time saved comparing successful installs, comparing > both types. > The ROI is on time saved comparing costs of failed connector installs. > > What does it cost you if you crimp an end, and get a flaky crimp, and the > link not work? How long does it take to figure out which side of the cable > had the bad crimp? > A 25 cent RJ-45 becomes 50 cents, if you ahve to cut one off and replace > it. > I can give an example of recently where I had to send a guy back into the > city (half day's labor) to fix a packet loss problem caused by defective > CAT5 plug terminations. > But most of the lost time was in the office troubleshooting the defective > packloss link trying to find what was wrong. > > I can sympathise with eye sight degrating, in my older age :-( . > The error rate of successful CAT5 terminations go up, if eye sight is > going > down. > > The question to ask is.... are the installers having to high a failure > rate > for their first crimpts? If they are, then it may be a good investment. > As well, I look at my time as worth $100/hr, and I'd gladly spend the > extra > $100 for connectors if it meant I was more likely to have sucessful > crimpts > the first time. > I compare... Risking paying 25 cent extra verus risk spending extra $100 > in > time figuring out where I made the Crimp mistake. > > For the record, I do not use EZ-Rj45 plugs. But I understand the value of > Using the best RJ-45Plugs, and the ROI is there. I personally like to use > the the RJ45 Plugs sold by Shireen. > Ever since we started using them, terminations have been so much easier > and > successful. > > I like the Shireen plugs because they have just the right wire hole > diameters for the wire to slide in easy, and I can be certain that they'll > slide into the right slots as I tried to align them to. > (Its becoming harder for me to tell the wire color once its inside the > Jack, > due to eyes). And I can be certain they'll crimp securely. > > I also got tired of the two peice CAT5 jacks, because I always kept > loosing > the second peices, and ended up having to throw away 20% of them that > would > be incomplete set. > > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 5:15 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have > > >> At 200/mo you'd need at least one more customer per month. Don't see >> this happening by speeding up rj45 connectors. >> >> On 10/18/09, Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net> wrote: >>> These do look great... and I would love to buy them for my installers... >>> but >>> $.50 per connector compared to what I pay now would cost me an extra >>> $200 >>> per month just in connectors. :( >>> >>> Travis >>> Microserv >>> >>> Mike wrote: >>>> >>>> They DO sell shielded. Part PLT-100020-050 >>>> Look further down the list at: www.ezrj45.com >>>> >>>> >>>> At 11:13 AM 10/18/2009, you wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, those are awesome. I wish they had shielded connectors as well. >>>>> >>>>> marlon >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Mike" <m...@aweiowa.com> >>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 7:01 AM >>>>> Subject: [WISPA] Gotta Have >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I have learned a lot from this list. I think there is some real >>>>>> talent lurking here. We all have discovered certain things which >>>>>> just make life as a WISP easier. I think it would be beneficial to >>>>>> list participants in general if there was a thread which contained a >>>>>> description and use of something you find invaluable -- hardware, >>>>>> software etc ... you would like to share with the group. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'll start: >>>>>> >>>>>> what: EZRJ-45 connector system >>>>>> where: www.ezrj45.com >>>>>> why: As my eyes get older, and especially in low light situations, I >>>>>> find it very difficult to get all those individual conductors on a >>>>>> CAT5 run in the right order while crimping an end. This is a quite >>>>>> ingenious system. The plugs have holes all the way through. You can >>>>>> verify the color code easily BEFORE crimping and cutting the >>>>>> tags. It takes a special crimp tool which has a pair of blades that >>>>>> cut the tags as it crimps the connector in place. Maybe not a time >>>>>> saver in my case, but definitely a GRIEF saver. I've not miswired an >>>>>> Ethernet plug since I started using this system. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mike >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>>>>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>>>>> >>>>>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>>>> >>>>>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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