RE: Supplier of CAT5 cable

[Stuart Grimshaw <stuart@xxxxxxx>]

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>How easy is it to terminate CAT5 into RJ45 wall boxes? Do you need
special
>tools for the sockets ? I was just going to terminate the leads with a
RJ45
>plug and I know I need a special crimping tool for that.

You don't really need a special tool, I just use a small screwdriver with a
thin blade...

Yes, you do really need a special crimp tool, and they can be expensive,
though in an emergency I have used a pair of snipe nose pliers to do the
job (like when my crimp tool was in Birmingham and I was in Norwich.)



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