Anyone know where to get VERY short patch panel cables?

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09-02-2006, 11:09 PM
DR

Anyone know where to get VERY short patch panel cables?

I could do with 10 of them at around 20cm long each ish (maybe a LITTLE longer)
10-02-2006, 12:00 AM
amjedm

http://www.homestead.co.uk/productca...tegoryid=51168 - .25m cables

http://www.homestead.co.uk/productca...tegoryid=51163 - .3m cables

I did have to think hard about maths - couldn't work out cm to metres :embarrassed:
10-02-2006, 12:14 AM
Hans Voralberg

1m = 100cm, so you got the right length there. Why dont you patch some yourself David ?
10-02-2006, 01:02 AM
mike_dowler

ebuyer have some very cheap 50cm ones - but only if you want green. Blue is much more expensive to make, obviously!!

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...ubcat_uid=1201
10-02-2006, 12:41 PM
TheAnimus

http://www.cableuniverse.co.uk/catal...roducts_id=937

.3m not bad, if you want bulk of 50 they've got some cheaper ones, i've used these guys before, found them very helpful.
10-02-2006, 01:09 PM
malfunction

Crimping tool + RJ45s + cable and boots?
10-02-2006, 05:00 PM
Woodchuck2000

Learn to crimp... It's really easy when you get the hang of it and you can create cables in exactly the length you want.
10-02-2006, 05:04 PM
mike_w

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woodchuck2000

Learn to crimp... It's really easy when you get the hang of it and you can create cables in exactly the length you want.

No it's not! I hate making cables! Doing wiring on patch panels and sockets are fine, but I really really hate doing cables. Either that, or I'm just crap at it! (Which is probably the most likely option)
10-02-2006, 05:13 PM
badass

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike_w

No it's not! I hate making cables! Doing wiring on patch panels and sockets are fine, but I really really hate doing cables. Either that, or I'm just crap at it! (Which is probably the most likely option)

Even the best crimpers reject appx 50% of the cables they make due to them not working properly when they test them after moving them about a bit :)
10-02-2006, 05:23 PM
malfunction

Quote:

Originally Posted by badass

Even the best crimpers reject appx 50% of the cables they make due to them not working properly when they test them after moving them about a bit :)

Nah,

Not at all. I've never worked in a factory "you must make 1,000 cables a minute or we whip you harder!" environment but when I used to make up cables I only use to get the odd bad one (maybe one in 5 max once I got the hang of it).
10-02-2006, 05:34 PM
TeePee

I never crimped a bad cable....
11-02-2006, 08:06 AM
DR

I hate crimping though :)
11-02-2006, 11:42 AM
Zak33

http://www.hotideas.co.uk/images/pro...ir_crimper.jpg

?
11-02-2006, 12:04 PM
Gr44

I'll crimp some for you at work on monday if you stilll need them... just give me a couple of quid to cover postage :)
11-02-2006, 01:07 PM
badass

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeePee

I never crimped a bad cable....

How did you test your cables?
12-02-2006, 03:36 PM
peterb

I test mine by plugging them into a hub... I think the eject rate depends on the quality of the crimping tool - if you use a good quality crimp tool and die set, and ensure the cables are pushed fully home in the plug, there is little to go wrong. I think I have only ad two failures in over 100 plugs...