A 3D-printed ethernet RJ45 clip to secure/repair/fix broken tab

Re:A 3D-printed ethernet RJ45 clip to secure/repair/fix brok... by dekhn on Thursday November 24, 2022 @12:19PM (#33733778)

I've never seen stranded wire in an ethernet cable, but I see it's a thing. I occasionally turn my male-male ethernet into male-female with a keystone block and never see stranded.

I dabble in electronics and I eliminate stranded wire whenever I find it. Some people love it but I find it really inconvenient.

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Re:A 3D-printed ethernet RJ45 clip to secure/repair/fix brok... by burntwater on Thursday November 24, 2022 @12:34PM (#33733941)

Solid Ethernet cabling should generally only be used on permanent building cable that never move. Stranded should be used on patch cables and cables that get moved around. Beyond being more difficult to handle, regular movement will break solid copper, often leading to intermittent connectivity.

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Re:A 3D-printed ethernet RJ45 clip to secure/repair/fix brok... by Akronymus on Thursday November 24, 2022 @12:26PM (#33733862)

Stranded ones are very common in patch cables.

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