RJ45 Cat5e plugs

RobH · 2019-01-24T20:15:39+00:00

I have been looking for some of the Cat5e RJ45 plugs to terminate a couple of lan cables.I bought some 2 part plugs, but they were too wide and wouldn't go into a standard RJ45 socket. I then bought some more RJ45 plugs , not 2 part tho', and they were the same, too wide for the socket.The ones I bought were from Amazon, and they had good reviews and write ups, but not from me!Any ideas as to what's going on with the said plugs, and I am no loath to buy any more in case they are the same.

Jan 24, 2019 Last reply: 7 years ago 41 Replies

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Dave Liquorice 7 years ago

Shouldn't do, the contact wires in the socket are normally guided to keep them lined up, the plug also guides the wire for each of it's contact positions. The two outer contact wires just won't be guided quite as well by the plug.

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Andy Burns 7 years ago

But the edge plastic bits in what would be the 1 and 8 positions are thicker as they have no guide in the positions that don't exist

If you look at a BT xDSL faceplate, even though it's wired for 6 pins as it's for an RJ11, it's actually wider to allow an RJ45 to fit without causing damage.

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