Submited By: RoyHobbs on 05/24/2010
In my past I ve specified many cabling jobs and researched all of the ingredients required for a good job.
You can use the best cable, switches, etc. but if you have a crappy plug you have compromised the entire job. I ve seen it and it makes no sense to skimp on any one part of a good cabling job.
I always used AMP part number 5-554720-4
It s for a solid (never use stranded copper) CAT5 and above cable and whether the job specified all 8 wires or not I always specified that all 8 wires be terminated (TS568B) because that s what the plug s crimp (strain relief) was designed for.
Also, don t just pick up your crimper and assume it s OK. Test it. I ve seen contractors use the same dye for years and the teeth wear down. They fail their cable test (with a definite pattern across all closets) and the last place they look is their crimp tools. Ethernet is somewhat forgiving but always go for the best you can get.
Use a good crimp tool and dye designed for that crimp tool. I always specified AMP because I wanted to be consistent across the plug, crimp tool, and dye. Contractors used to crap their pants when they read in my RFPs that I was specifying the crimp tools, dyes, and plugs (and Cable Testing Tools) but you have to if you want the best consistent results.
Whatever. Do your homework, find a good system, and move on to the next level of cabling.
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