Monoprice Cat8 1000ft Black CMR Bulk Cable, Shielded (S/FTP), Solid, 22AWG, 2GHz, 40G, Pure Bare Copper, Spool in Box, Entegrade Series Bulk Ethernet Cable
BEST ANSWER:This connector is not compatible with cat8. Look online and you will see a style that are more mechanical looking. and do not require a crimp style connector. That is what I have used successfully.
BEST ANSWER:This connector is not compatible with cat8. Look online and you will see a style that are more mechanical looking. and do not require a crimp style connector. That is what I have used successfully.
First time making my own custom length cat-6 cables. Very happy I chose these Monoprice accessories. Great price and super fast shipping. Items were exactly as described. No cons at all. Great purchase.
I installed over 60 of these ends on two dozen runs of CAT5e shielded cable (STP) for a digital audio distribution network. I tested all cable runs after installing these connectors and they checked out great - mind you I'm not a novice at making custom CAT cables with RJ45 male connectors. I had a standard RJ45 connector tool and these shielded plugs fit the tool and crimped together just as easy as a non-shielded cables I made up in the past. This was my first time doing CAT5e shielded connectors and it went great. The photo is from an actual cable end from this installation. I heat shrunk a yellow and black tubing over the white jacketed CAT5e cable.
I'm an Internet service installer and I go through hundreds of these plugs. I've found only one or two out of maybe a thousand with defects (like missing contacts). They are every bit as good as the ones the big boys sell for an order of magnitude more money. This is my go-to plug for shielded work.
these are well worth the price. pay attention to stranded vs. solid wire and realize while you should be purchasing the HQ kind that handles both in ways the other's simply don't
I've not had one bad connection or crimp or loose fitment with these. I use a simple crimp tool, (old and worn) with no issues. Multiple purchases between March and June, maybe I've been lucky with good batches?
PROS: Good fit, solid connection on both solid and stranded so I don't have to carry both types. With the metallic jacket, these stand out so that I can tell if I or one of my guys installed or re-crimped the cable.
CONS: None so far. I've been through a couple hundred already and will order more.
