Audio and Video Cables are not just dependent on the wire or cable used, or the connectors used. The quality of the connection between the wire or cable and connector is just as important, if not more ...

While the resulting crimp is acceptable, it does crush the insulation when using AWG 24 (0.205 mm 2) wire, and with AWG 28 (0.0810 mm 2) wire the insulation is crimped fine, but the force on the ...

When I have placed the wires in the plug I then do the opposite to push the insulation back up to the plug before crimping.<P>Keep in mind that the specs for cat5 require the wires to be twisted ...

To make your own network cables, you need some raw CAT 5, 5e, or 6 cable (a composite cable consisting of four twisted pairs of internal wires), some RJ45 connectors, and a proper crimping/wire ...

They’re the connector on those rainbow colored jumper wire sets, and connect perfectly to 0.1″ pin headers. The connectors and terminals are cheap, but the official HT-0095 crimp tool costs ...

However, some types of crimping tools work better with nylon wire connectors than PVC, for example, making it important to understand the specification of the connector to select a suitable crimper.

The RJ45 cable, also known as an Ethernet cable, is a standard cable which has four twisted pairs of colors. It is easy to crimp a RJ45 cable and make it into a straight cable or cross the cable as ...

Replacing a broken taillight on my trailer reminded me of just how much I like solder seal butt connectors. Before I starting using them, I was always leery of using traditional crimp connectors ...

I personally am reluctant to use the solderless crimp-on type of connectors. I have seen too many contribute to radio failure. Soldering a PL-259 radio antenna connector on an antenna cable may be a ...