Direct Burial CAT6 splice kit
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Just be sure to 100% qualify it before you sealed it totally up... lol
Make those connections perfect with as little wire untwisted in each pair as possible. I prefer the EZ RJPRO (with EZ RJ45 connectors) from Platinum Tools. I've found that their connectors do work in cheaper crimpers too, you just have to manually cut the wire ends off. Their connectors can be found in smaller packs of like 10 pieces. The way the wires feed through and out the end really allow you to pull the twists and some of the insulation as far as possible into the connector. Much more so than most any other type. Be aware though - there are plenty of rip offs and even flat out counterfeits of both Platinum's tools and connectors online and their quality is not as good.
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On a quick look I think I'd me more inclined to go for something like this.
https://www.amazon.com/TRIPP-Cat5e-Unshielded-Junction-N237-001/dp/B01L0EALTY/
That way you do not have 2 spring loaded sets of terminals just pressing against each other. I'd probably get one of these (they also have shielded) and some type of non-conductive sealant and once tested totally encapsulate it.
And yeah - I'd have been near raging furious. I'd have held back from violence but yeah, the kid would have gotten an earful.
Make those connections perfect with as little wire untwisted in each pair as possible. I prefer the EZ RJPRO (with EZ RJ45 connectors) from Platinum Tools. I've found that their connectors do work in cheaper crimpers too, you just have to manually cut the wire ends off. Their connectors can be found in smaller packs of like 10 pieces. The way the wires feed through and out the end really allow you to pull the twists and some of the insulation as far as possible into the connector. Much more so than most any other type. Be aware though - there are plenty of rip offs and even flat out counterfeits of both Platinum's tools and connectors online and their quality is not as good.
Edit to add -
On a quick look I think I'd me more inclined to go for something like this.
https://www.amazon.com/TRIPP-Cat5e-Unshielded-Junction-N237-001/dp/B01L0EALTY/
That way you do not have 2 spring loaded sets of terminals just pressing against each other. I'd probably get one of these (they also have shielded) and some type of non-conductive sealant and once tested totally encapsulate it.
And yeah - I'd have been near raging furious. I'd have held back from violence but yeah, the kid would have gotten an earful.
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When you get it all sorted out, don’t forget to mark where the slice is in case you have to revisit the location.
"slice", "splice"...pretty much the same thing, in this instance!
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You give a teenager a shovel and you tell him to dig where YOU know there is buried cable; who deserves the slap upside the head?
At both the No. Calif. county & city I worked at we had a $4K underground conduit locator to locate our traffic signal and street lighting conduits as response to nearby construction (One Call, Underground Service Alert, Call-Before-U-Dig, etc.). It had a manual thicker than War & Peace and we underwent 16 hours of classroom training.
The ongoing joke was "....if you can't locate the conduit with it, go get the backhoe and start digging...it'll find anything and everything that's underground".
The ongoing joke was "....if you can't locate the conduit with it, go get the backhoe and start digging...it'll find anything and everything that's underground".
Just thought I would show you guys what I ended up with for the splice. Here is the kit. It's called Uraseal Shake n' Seal.
Cut the line. Crimped RJ45's.
Inline coupler inserted in the splice kit box. Foam plugs on each end keep the sealant from oozing out.
The sealant gets poured into the hole on top
The sealant is a 2 part foamy epoxy like substance. You break the divider inside the tube and then shake the tube to eliminate the mess. It gets very warm and when you pour/squeeze it in, it hardens within seconds. Very short open time.
Cross fingers and hope it holds up. I think these kids are used in the telcom industry so I am confident it will be fine.
Cut the line. Crimped RJ45's.
Inline coupler inserted in the splice kit box. Foam plugs on each end keep the sealant from oozing out.
The sealant gets poured into the hole on top
The sealant is a 2 part foamy epoxy like substance. You break the divider inside the tube and then shake the tube to eliminate the mess. It gets very warm and when you pour/squeeze it in, it hardens within seconds. Very short open time.
Cross fingers and hope it holds up. I think these kids are used in the telcom industry so I am confident it will be fine.
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Hope it works for you OK. Reminds me of 3M's 'Scotch Cast' I used on airport runway lighting in the late 70s' - early 90's. Expensive (as is most of 3M's stuff) but it worked (as most of 3M's stuff does).
That is so permanent I would have soldered and shrink-tubed those 4 pairs vs. that coupler. I use couplers on occasions but only when I can access them easily since it introduces more places for mechanical failure...16 to be exact on two RJ-45's.
But I really hope you get long and reliable results from your efforts!
That is so permanent I would have soldered and shrink-tubed those 4 pairs vs. that coupler. I use couplers on occasions but only when I can access them easily since it introduces more places for mechanical failure...16 to be exact on two RJ-45's.
But I really hope you get long and reliable results from your efforts!