Good RJ45 plugs
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jakesmith

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9,497 posts

202 months

Monday 1st August 2022
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I bought some cheap crap RJ45 plugs when wiring my house and all the tabs are breaking off now at the switch end
Is there a really good quality one out there? How about the ones where the cables pass through the plug itself, makes rewiring them look quite easy are they any good?

57Ford

6,145 posts

165 months

Monday 1st August 2022
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jakesmith

Original Poster:

9,497 posts

202 months

Monday 1st August 2022
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57Ford said:
Woah not that much!! It's not for a space shuttle

57Ford

6,145 posts

165 months

Monday 1st August 2022
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hehe

tafkattn

166 posts

52 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2022
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Excel brand ones are pretty decent.

somouk

1,425 posts

229 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2022
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I use the pass through type and they are much quicker to wire and crimp, not having to worry about getting the ends laid out and all the right length. I’ve never suffered a clip break but at the same time I tend to patch things in and then leave them, what are you doing that means you are constantly moving them around?

tafkattn

166 posts

52 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2022
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That's a good shout too, the pass-through type make life a fair bit easier.

nikaiyo2

5,975 posts

226 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2022
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The Screwfix ones are decent enough

https://www.screwfix.com/p/ideal-rj45-8p-8c-feed-t...

RizzoTheRat

29,065 posts

223 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2022
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Not the question you asked, but if this is where a selection of cables from around your house meet at the switch, is a patch panel an option?
I put one of these in my utilities cupboard and then bought a pack of ready made 1m cables to link it to the switch. Really easy to wire up with just a punch down tool.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/kwmobile-Port-patch-panel...