🎄How To Make Your Own Ethernet Cables CAT5e/CAT6 (2022)🎄
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- Making or repairing Ethernet cables is fun, rewarding, but can also be quite frustrating. See if this technique helps.
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Nice tip with the drill. I've been making my own cables for a while and always hand twisted the pairs. It works for me, but certainly looks like the drill gets them quite a bit straighter. :)
There's likely a better way to do this, but yeah, "works for me" is my motto. 😂
A little tip. I use the small string as a stripper string pulling down the insulation. It will cut the insulation and just cut off where you want it. Less chance of nicking wire.
Nice!
Frack me it worked! Fastest Cat-5 cable end I've ever done! Thanks Dog Father!
LOL. Glad that worked for you!
Guilty as charged. Thanks for the video. I may just give this another go at it.
Haha. I wanna see them! :)
That drill hack is sweet!!!! I make all my own cables and that little hack will shave off some time for sure. Thanks!
Haha Thanks! Read through the comments. Someone else uses the removed sheath to do the same thing. I'll need to try that one, but then I can't use my drill. 😂
Whoa, a new video from Jeff! 🤣 Nice tutorial, as always.
Thanks Teddy!
Nice seeing some new videos from you again! Thank you!
Thanks!
Glad you’re back!
Thanks!
Many thanks - this was exactly the video I was kind of video I was hoping for
LOL! Thanks! Professionals have told me this isn't the way to do it, but it works for me.
Great video ... I came across the pass-thru connectors a little over a year ago and for making your own cables, I think they are the best thing since sliced bread! (or pixel controllers - which ever you prefer!!). Now I have a bunch of the old connectors collecting dust 😆
Thanks! You might be able to make a cool prop out of the old ones. 😂
I got this huge roll of cat 6 from a friend for free. Its a huge roll !!! Weighs a ton ! I am going to make my own cables from now on 😂.
I have learned since this video that stranded conductors require more time to build 😂 Good skill to have tho. It’s nice to be able to make your own custom cables.
Thank you for posting. I’m wiring my basement for Ethernet. I appreciate the information.
Good luck! Lemme know how it goes.
Do it properly and use solid cable for the runs between keystone jacks. Buy patch cords as making your own these days is a waste of time and effort.
Hi Jeff, Good to see ya! Id rather Jeff spank me than to have to make Ethernet cables lol!
LOL. Yeah, another learning curve. Once you've done a few hundred, you get the hang of it.
Perfect timing. Getting ready to wire my house for Ethernet.
FYI, there's probably a better technique than this (more efficient anyway), but it works for me and keeps me from throwing things in anger. 😂
@@CanispaterChristmas that’s all a guy can ask for
I don’t put the wires in individually. I align them in order between my thumb and index finger and feed them all in at once. Much faster.
Yeah, tried that. Got mad. Threw stuff. Said bad things. Developed my method. Much happier now. 😂
Also, cut them on the diagonal, so that the first one on one side is longest, with the shortest on the other side. That way you're only fussing with one wire at a time.
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I mounted my box to a piece of half-inch PVC and hammered a piece of rebar into the ground. Just needs to be off the ground a little so rain won’t get into it.
To be honest I didn't even know there where pass through rj45 clips so again thank you for teaching more handy stuff. PS, I now have an excuse to buy more tools. Ahhhhh tooools
Pass-thru is so kew. Don't know if I even made cables before then. lol
Thanks for the drill trick.
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Pass through, what a luxury!
LOL!
@@CanispaterChristmas Wish I hadn't bought bulk non-pass through connections! OH well I only do it for myself, not as a business!
Haha. Some of the comments have tips for those.
@@CanispaterChristmas Thanks.
I'm still old school, the connectors I have (bought a century ago) are not pass through and have to make that nice even calculated cut. :)
WOW! That seems painful! I think I’d prefer attaching alligator clamps to my manb00bs and cranking it up to max. 😂
@@CanispaterChristmas passthrough ones are for cheaters.
LOL! Hey, whatever gets the job done. 😂
I believe The string is meant to pull and help strip the jacket back
Thanks! Someone else mentioned that. I just cut the darn thing off. I'll try it next time I build one although someone else said I'm removing too much in the first place so gotta try that too. :)
Yet another great video. Thanks for the info
Thanks Ian!
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I'm not familiar with them, but from what I read, they are more for people that don't want to spend time messing with lights. 😂 I have a set of lights around my garage I forgot to take down, but they still work so I would lean toward the "not worth it" column, but that's totally a personal decision. I don't know if someone has hacked them to work with our stuff - it's probably more of a question for the Facebook forum. I guess it also depends on how much sun you get where you are. Strong sunlight tends to yellow the pixels we use. They still work fine, but develop a haze/cloudiness in the epoxy (people have left their lights out all year in the hobby too and the trim may help protect them a little). I accidentally left a string out for a year and we get intense sun here. They yellowed, but I still use them. It really depends on what you want to do and if you think playing with lights is something you'd enjoy. There is a steep learning curve to what we do, but we can usually talk people through it and once you get the hang of it, adding to it next year is much easier.
1st off I love your videos. They're very helpful to someone starting off in this hobby. In your years of experience with these cables do you recommend outdoor rated cable? Is it worth the extra cost? Does the cable need to be shielded? Is Cat6 better for longer runs? Any advice will be appreciated as I'm getting ready to start the process of making cables for this year's show.
Thanks! Well, there's a lot of factors involved in all that. I use unshielded CAT5e because that's what I started with and it still works for my display - the lights blink when they are supposed to. I tend to build with the best that I can afford at the time. I don't know that CAT6 would perform any better right now, but may in the future. I also think outdoor cable would last longer. Then again, you may change your entire display and need new cables anyway. Probably not the answer you were looking for. 😂
Funny because i was just making some yesterday for my LED panels.
Haha. Tis that time of year! :)
Hi wondering if you could shed some light on this before i start doing my lights , I'm using 18awg from power supply to controller and 18awg to pixels , was not sure if i should go lower awg from power supply to controller , i gather 18awg is fine for pixels but was not sure if i needed to go say 12awg or 14awg from power supply to controller , any help welcome .
I generally use the largest wire I have on hand, but it really boils down to how many pixels you are feeding and can the wiring handle it. On an F16 where pixels are concentrated, I'd go with the largest wire the controller accepts which I believe is 10awg. In all cases, keep the power supply wires as short as possible (a foot or less) to keep voltage drop at a minimum. Differential receivers can have their own power supply too, but there are only 4-ports to deal with. You will get a feel for this with experience, but anytime you add something, I'd check the power supply wires a few times during the first show to make sure they aren't overheating. Also, check everything after the first show to make sure nothing melted. You can do that the next day when there is light out. There are current-handling wire gauge charts online that should help. Rule-of-thumb is to use 0.06 amps per pixel for 100% white to estimate what the max current draw could be, but check your pixel specs (or measure them) to see what they actually pull.
@@CanispaterChristmas Thank you very much for clearing this up for me .
A few points:
1) Do not make patch cables with solid wire. Use only stranded with plugs. Solid is used for the keystone jacks.
2) With patch cords so cheap to buy, making your own is a waste of time
3) Gb Ethernet was designed for plain CAT5, before 5e was even available, so CAT6 gets you nothing for Gb.
4) Proper cable strippers work better than a knife.
5) Don't mix CAT5/6 connectors & cable.
About myself, I've been a tech for 50 years, initially in telecom, but now networks, etc. too. My first LAN experience was in early 1978 and first Ethernet in mid 80s with 10base5 "ThickNET" coax. I have also worked with 10base2 "ThinNET coax and, of course. CAT 5 & 6.
Thanks! Great advice!
Agreed with all the above. Stranded wire allows the plug prongs to go between the wires when crimping. With solid wire, it depends on the connectors. Some state they support both solid and stranded wire and use a different crimping tooth pattern. If they are built for stranded, then they may be hit or miss on the solid wire, or may even break the wire. Also, CAT6 does not always have that inner spline, but it helps to avoid kinks. The spline separates the wires for reduced crosstalk, but I believe they are able to keep crosstalk within spec without it by twisting the entire set of 8 wires as a whole in addition to the pairs being twisted. True that CAT6 supports the same speed as 5e but it has 2.5x the bandwidth potential.
Does it matter which way you put the connector on?
Not sure I totally understand your question but yes, the standard should be followed for success.
thanks
Hope it helps.
Just take a bit of the sheath that you stripped off, and run it down the pairs to separate them
Also the core is just the type of cable you bought, not if it's 5 or 6
I'll try it, but then I can't use my drill. 😂 Interesting. Not disagreeing, but all my CAT6 has a core. None of my CAT5 has one. I may have some plenum cable I can check, but can't remember if that was CAT5 or 6.
@@CanispaterChristmas I have never seen any Ethernet cable, CAT5 or 6 that wasn't solid copper. However, I believe there is some cheap stuff that's copper plated aluminum.
What about a tester?
I don't have one. The cables generally work or they don't. This is not necessarily the "correct" way to do it, but it works for me 99% of the time. Pro cable builders will say I'm doing it wrong. Others make fun of me for using pass-thru shells. Pfft. 😂
What happened to your other channel Jeff?
ua-cam.com/users/GratefulHeartsRanch
That one?
This is a nice tutorial, but as a person who does these cables on a daily basis there's way too many extra steps and a lot of unnecessary tools. A drill is not required because you never strip more than half inch of insulation off your ethernet cable, your crimp tool actually has a wire gauge to tell you how much insulation to take off because a lot of us don't use the RJ45 easy connectors we use standard RJ45. The crimp tool itself has a cutter built right into it to measure the length of your wire as you insert it into the connector and you want to be careful of keeping the twist because untwisting too much could cause the cable to fail. But like I said it was a nice tutorial just some unnecessary tools and some unnecessary steps for making cables.
Too many tools? Is that even possible? 😂 No doubt this is an inefficient way to do it, but it has cut down on my frustrations and gives me excellent results. If you can have someone video you making one close up & post it to UA-cam, I’d be happy to link to it in the description.
@@CanispaterChristmas I'll see what I can do, I just recently had my leg amputated, so right now I'm in the healing process. As soon as I can get back on my feet I will see about making a video for you.
Wow! Sorry to hear about the leg Chris. Heal quickly my friend.
@@CanispaterChristmas Thank you, I hope it goes quickly.
@@CanispaterChristmas One tool you forgot to mention is a continuity tester, which tells you if the connections are good.
Definitely would have been worth a few extra minutes to show how to test your cables. I know you have a tester...
LOL! No, but I have a troubleshooting method. If it doesn't work, I'll try it on something that does. 😂
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Mr. GooglePants doesn't know that one. 😂
Just plain sexy Jeff. Ha
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