Re: BT to RJ45

In message <vc2vp5-ot9.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mark Evans <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
As long as it's a reasonably good quality one you won't damage it but I

And the person putting it in knows exactly what they are doing. But
99.9% of such people are prefectly capable of fitting the proper
connector onto the lead...
I'd say it's more like 70% aren't capable of finding their arse with two hands, a torch and a diagram, let alone crimp a connector correctly onto a cable.

*have* seen damaged RJ45 sockets from exactly this but they were very
cheap and nasty ones.

The last one I saw damaged in such a way involved an *expensive* and
nasty RJ11 lead.
I was referring to cheap and nasty RJ-45 sockets, not cheap and nasty RJ-11 plugs. Some of the cheaper sockets don't have either the clearance for the spring contacts to move out of the way and/or use cheap material that bends too easily if deflected further than it would be if an RJ-45 is inserted.
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Clint Sharp
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