[Rack] [Build] RJ45 crimp tool / plugs available

Casey Callendrello c1 at caseyc.net
Tue Aug 12 18:14:23 UTC 2014


Sorry, I'm just coming online after being in the woods in the midwest.
There was a RJ-45 crimper in a nylon zipping, book-shaped tool case in
the server closet. If it's still there, you're all set :-).

--Casey

On 8/12/14, 12:03 AM, Henner Zeller wrote:
> On 11 August 2014 20:19, Chris Albon <mrchrisalbon at gmail.com
> <mailto:mrchrisalbon at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Just got home. Are you still there? Hmm I'm thinking about
>     continuing this tomorrow at 3pm... unless people are doing it now,
>     then maybe I can swing over... I live in The Bayview... hmmm this
>     could be a good excuse for a burrito 
>
>
> I put the cable through the wall for the RFID reader which needs a
> RJ45 plug, added a label ("this needs an RJ45" :) ).
> There are two cables next to each other, the other one does not need a
> plug (also labelled as such).
>
> I haven't prepared the 'loose' cables (the other knee-high to shelf
> and the gate to shelf. If you only do one, then knee-to-shelf is more
> important).
> If we want to have our gate running soon again, then the blue-cable
> connection downstairs is as well very important.
>
> I'll be there tomorrow evening at the meeting.
>
> Cheers,
>   Henner.
>
>
>
>     On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Henner Zeller <h.zeller at acm.org
>     <mailto:h.zeller at acm.org>> wrote:
>
>         On 11 August 2014 15:21, Chris Albon <mrchrisalbon at gmail.com
>         <mailto:mrchrisalbon at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>             Hey Henner,
>
>               I'm heading over to the space now. I ran over to Central
>             Computers this morning... they were out of crimpers.
>             Office Crap and Office Dickhole no longer sell them as
>             well. Tried to get one at the Radio Crack on Potreo, but
>             it had been remodeled as a "concept store" which means
>             they sell mostly cell phones... luckily I found one at the
>             Radio Shack on San Bruno -- which was still a "classic"
>             store yet to be remodeled. It was all rather ridiculous,
>             but hey, I got the tool.
>
>             Anyhow, I'm swinging by ... 
>
>
>         Alright, I will not be there before evening (7pm-ish).
>
>         I have the following TODOs that would involve crimping:
>            o Cables for upstairs RFID/door-gate locking
>               - two cables. Length: from the knee-height from the
>         floor up to the shelf left above the door (I'd guess
>         ~4meter-ish). One cable only needs one connector, one two.  (
>         ==> 3xRJ45)
>              -  one cable with two connectors. Length: from left of
>         the elevator gate, up the gate, along the wall to the right,
>         along the bike rack to the shelf. (==> 2xRJ45)
>            o Connect a cable: Downstairs at the start of the stairs,
>         there is a loose blue cat5 cable (coming down the staircase),
>         hanging next to the building intercom box. And there is
>         another blue cable coming from phone outside the gate, through
>         a conduit [ between gate and glass door ], coming out of the
>         wall left of the glass door ... as well loose. These cables
>         need to be connected with each other. The complicated way
>         would probably to solder it together, but maybe a simpler way
>         would be to add a RJ45 connector on both sides which we then
>         can bridge with an RJ45 extension coupler. Also the cable
>         going to the gate is a bit janky, so we might want to replace
>         that at some point, so the two-connector solution would be
>         nicer (==> 2xRJ45) (Don't worry if you don't have an extension
>         coupler for now, we find that). (You might need a ladder for
>         that; maybe ask someone to hold the ladder while you're
>         standing on it)
>
>         There is a box with Cat-5 cable in the server room I have been
>         told.
>
>         -h
>
>
>             On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 10:00 PM, Chris Albon
>             <mrchrisalbon at gmail.com <mailto:mrchrisalbon at gmail.com>>
>             wrote:
>
>                 Thanks!
>
>                 I'll stay tunned.
>
>
>                 On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 9:13 PM, Henner Zeller
>                 <h.zeller at acm.org <mailto:h.zeller at acm.org>> wrote:
>
>                     Hi Chris,
>                     (make sure to add all the mailinglists; by default
>                     the settings are 'non-spam' so you need to make an
>                     effort to 'reply-all')
>
>                     On 9 August 2014 20:51, Chris Albon
>                     <mrchrisalbon at gmail.com
>                     <mailto:mrchrisalbon at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>                         Hi All,
>
>                           New to the space. I was going to buy one of
>                         the Belkin cheep models from radio crack to
>                         get some work done on some freelance IT work
>                         this week. I'm a little rusty and haven't made
>                         a patch cable since about 15 years or so ago.
>
>
>                     yeah, me too :)
>                      
>
>                         I'm totally capable, but remember getting all
>                         of the wires to line up and look pretty was
>                         rather a pain in the ass. Anyhow, if anyone is
>                         interested in this (being new I have no idea
>                         what needs to get done) Could do some work
>                         Monday night... Plus the practice would make
>                         me look like less of a boob for when I charge
>                         for the work later in the week.
>
>
>                     Thanks for offering help!
>
>                     On my TODO list are only a couple of ethernet
>                     cables that ultimately will be used as serial
>                     cables for the access control stuff.
>                     Also, there is one cable to splice together, which
>                     either could be via soldering and heatshrinkining
>                     or by crimping a plug and a connector (are these
>                     available for crimp ? Not sure). I try to be at
>                     the space on Monday, or make a little list of what
>                     I need done for you to pick up.
>
>                     Maybe there is something to be done for the
>                     networking stuff, I think Patrick might know best
>                     if there is need for crimping there.
>                      
>                     Thanks
>                       Henner.
>
>
>                         Was planning on swinging by Monday to do a
>                         little painting or anything else that needs to
>                         get done. ...
>
>                         Anyone wants to work on this Monday afternoon
>                         or evening, let me know.
>
>
>                         On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Henner Zeller
>                         <h.zeller at acm.org <mailto:h.zeller at acm.org>>
>                         wrote:
>
>                             On 9 August 2014 11:55, Jeffrey Carl Faden
>                             <jeffreyatw at gmail.com
>                             <mailto:jeffreyatw at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>                                 Just for completion's sake, I did look
>                                 in the space just now - found some
>                                 crimping tools, but none for RJ45.
>                                 Mitch says he's never seen one in the
>                                 space, and that Central Computers has
>                                 them at a good price. Then there's the
>                                 one that Rachel has in Oakland.
>
>
>                             I think I might get one at Central
>                             Computers and donate it to the space.
>
>                             -h 
>
>
>
>                                 On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 8:22 AM, Henner
>                                 Zeller <h.zeller at acm.org
>                                 <mailto:h.zeller at acm.org>> wrote:
>
>                                     Hi,
>                                     I want to connect some ethernet
>                                     and access control serial cables
>                                     today. Does anyone have access to
>                                     a RJ45 crimp tool and plugs for
>                                     that to bring ? Or is there some
>                                     in the space (uhm, that is not
>                                     hidden in one of the boxes
>                                     somewhere ?)
>
>                                     Thanks,
>                                       Henner.
>
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