[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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