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#323690 3-Jan-2026 07:18

Funnily enough my company use to be called PC Zone but I'm not so PC so I changed it (Actually in reality i don't fix Personal Computers)

Anyway as with others i have lurked and lurked for many years and well with a New Year i thought why not and here i am.

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#3449122 3-Jan-2026 07:25

Welcome to GZ. Great New Start!

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#3449126 3-Jan-2026 08:54

Heeellllooooo!

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#3449267 3-Jan-2026 14:38

Welcome

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#3449333 3-Jan-2026 17:55

Not quite sure where to put this one so tagging onto my intro - but my old RJ45 crimp tool is due for replacement and i was looking at these

https://www.amazon.com.au/Ethernet-Through-Crimping-Stripper-Connectors/dp/B0C9T57P9N/

Wondering if anyone has any experience with this style?

Mod edit MM - fixed link

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#3449552 4-Jan-2026 10:56

hello!

now i am wondering what the zon eis?

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#3449837 5-Jan-2026 09:26

Techli:

Not quite sure where to put this one so tagging onto my intro - but my old RJ45 crimp tool is due for replacement and i was looking at these https://www.amazon.com.au/Ethernet-Through-Crimping-Stripper-Connectors/dp/B0C9T57P9N/ref=sr_1_5?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.RU65s6vEPKyq1wqJaCG1DEf2V7i-wG8cOy3UNakZ-3fbycP2xjHakwMo9bYT9D6zR55gagBdR6hkW9jYPwuHnbD7ZaWFZT8Rl35N8QbH3Dptm74lo8QxIxRSxtJNS-7mT-gkep2MxudHJsgSnmLaxWjbg7S6Klu5zCeTEZcClk2HTRSpmZ_VBl-H8LOOEDAeWXg4ZZQh36itIquSFkf6dKYzYtAM-z_Wlc8xh-P--5uC2OB-1XvhivbZvtcpUiB1H8xn17vD9-sEhETVMYi5Z6BLQBSXi56E10hcAOVlXdo.Z0sdtwfBWR1S1C-0P-g2FDzK3q61mgk8u6iXf3q9Z2I&dib_tag=se&keywords=rj45%2Bcrimping%2Btool&qid=1767036236&sr=8-5&th=1

wondering if anyone has any experience with this style?

I've used them a couple of times. Work well. Dead easy for someone who rarely crimps RJ45 connectors.

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#3449850 5-Jan-2026 10:07

Welcome to the madhouse

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#3451662 11-Jan-2026 08:55

Thanks Dynamic - i'll buy one and test it out as i also very rarely do the crimping these days

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#3451755 11-Jan-2026 12:52

IME the passthru ones are very varied depending on the cable, Some will cut beautifully cleanly and parallel with the face of the plug, others will distort, more looking like they were torn off and need careful clean up with another blade (I use a chisel) to get them flush and presentable.

Do not bother with CCA cable and trying them, it leaves the end open and it will corrode even on indoor connections, and that muck will leave residue in the socket. I have put dilectric grease on the last lot I did but its not been there long enough to know if it really helps or if I will come back to some gunged up goo where the corrosion and grease combine. Also means that the grease will stay in the socket so not something I would want to be putting into a switch or something I cared about - ok on $20 IP cameras or keystone jacks.

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