{"id":1059,"date":"2016-11-23T01:14:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T09:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/?p=1059"},"modified":"2017-03-14T05:28:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T12:28:53","slug":"prevent-rj45-jack-damage-to-your-cable-tester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/news-and-events\/prevent-rj45-jack-damage-to-your-cable-tester\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevent RJ45 Jack Damage to Your Cable Tester"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1087″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1480618876694{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Wait! Don\u2019t plug that cable in! You just terminated a cable and you want to see if the crimp is good and you\u2019re thinking; \u201cThat\u2019s what a cable tester is for, to test if the cable is crimped!\u201d Well\u2026 kind of. The tester is designed to make sure you don\u2019t have any opens, splits, or shorts, within the connector or throughout the cable run, not necessarily un-crimped connectors. <\/span><\/p>\n

Your cable tester<\/a> uses a standard RJ45 modular plug that is just as prone to damage as a switch or patch panel if you plug in an improperly crimped connector, which will not be covered by the manufacturer\u2019s warranty since it\u2019s a wear and tear part. <\/span><\/p>\n

It is essential to visually inspect your connectors after every crimp. If a pin is not recessed into the connector, it is likely to bend or even break one of the brittle copper pins in a modular plug. <\/span><\/p>\n

Time is valuable and we all encourage our techs to work fast and efficiently, but we don\u2019t always get efficiency with speed, which is why test equipment is prone to damage. <\/span><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1081″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1480618519991{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1480618481517{margin-top: 20px !important;}”]Sometimes we just want to know if our cable is good as fast as possible without having to worry about damaging our tools, which is why Platinum Tools offers the Ethernet cable \u201cPort Saver\u201d (part number 21025C)<\/a>. It\u2019s designed to be left plugged into your tester so you can plug your newly terminated cable into the Port Saver to perform a test. If a bad crimp damages the Port Saver, no big deal, just toss it and grab another one!<\/p>\n

Even if you use quality connectors and visually inspect every terminated connector, the Port Savers<\/a> will extend the life of your tester\u2019s jack as it can only tolerate so many plug in cycles on its own.<\/p>\n

The Port Savers will eliminate down time and costly factory repairs due to damaged jacks. You can use these with almost any cable tester <\/a>and is critical accessory for trouble free cable testing.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1191″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” css=”.vc_custom_1489494531939{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” link=”\/sections\/ezex-rj45-demo\/”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1087″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1480618876694{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Wait! Don\u2019t plug that cable in! You just terminated a cable and you want to see if the crimp is good and you\u2019re thinking; \u201cThat\u2019s what a cable tester is for, to test if the cable is crimped!\u201d Well\u2026 kind of. The tester is designed to make sure you don\u2019t have any opens,… Read more »<\/nobr><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9,5,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1059"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1059"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1294,"href":"https:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1059\/revisions\/1294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.platinumtools.com\/sections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}