sjackson
Prominent Member
I'm looking to start terminating cables (CAT6) installed during a house renovation and considering the EZ-RJ45 setup. They look great and will no doubt save me time, but the kit is expensive.
Cheapest I can find is (including shipping but not any duties):
RJ45 Crimping Tool - £41 (Platinum Tools 100004C EZ-RJ45 Cat 5/5e Cat6 Connector Crimp Tool | eBay
CAT6 RJ45 Plugs (100) - £46 (Platinum Tools 100010B 100-Pack EZ-RJ45 Cat 6-Plus Connector 899740000681 | eBay
Cat6 Boots (50) - £15 (Platinum Tools Red Strain Relief Connector Boot for EZ RJ45 CAT6 Pack of 50 | eBay
Is it worth the price? Looking at the above, it will cost £2 per cable to terminate. Crimping CAT6 cables is not something I do everyday but would do occasionally. I probably have around 30 to 40 cables to crimp for my HDMI extenders alone and that's not including any patch cables or internal cables going from my patch panel to devices in the cabinet.
Cheapest I can find is (including shipping but not any duties):
RJ45 Crimping Tool - £41 (Platinum Tools 100004C EZ-RJ45 Cat 5/5e Cat6 Connector Crimp Tool | eBay
CAT6 RJ45 Plugs (100) - £46 (Platinum Tools 100010B 100-Pack EZ-RJ45 Cat 6-Plus Connector 899740000681 | eBay
Cat6 Boots (50) - £15 (Platinum Tools Red Strain Relief Connector Boot for EZ RJ45 CAT6 Pack of 50 | eBay
Is it worth the price? Looking at the above, it will cost £2 per cable to terminate. Crimping CAT6 cables is not something I do everyday but would do occasionally. I probably have around 30 to 40 cables to crimp for my HDMI extenders alone and that's not including any patch cables or internal cables going from my patch panel to devices in the cabinet.
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