ODP: polymodular package / cables

[Roman Sowa]

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> Od:	per.mattsson at mkv.mh.se [SMTP:per.mattsson at mkv.mh.se]
> Wysłano:	10 maja 1999 15:59
> Do:	synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl
> Temat:	Re: ODP: polymodular package / cables
> 
> Roman.Sowa at wizjatv.pl skriver:
> >	RJ-45 plugs (ISDN, or ethernet) takes 20 seconds. Is flexible,
> RJ-45s are not made for repeated use. After a couple of hundred or so
> inserts they become loose or even fall apart.
> The paneljacks is also not cheap.
> 
	If a patchcord become loose, make another one (another 20 seconds)
	2 plugs are $0.20. Paneljacks - I'm sure we could find some at 1-2$

> And a more personal note is that I prefer soft patchcables. Cat-5 ethernet
> cables  - which is what you normally get today - probably would be very
> rigid not to say stiff. They would not remain in that right part of your
> 19" rack, they would sprawl in all directions.
> 
> ---Per, a burdened sysadmin with to many broken ethernet cables to even
> count...
> 
	That's why I suggested using flat phone cable in first mail.

	Roman, pbxadmin with tons of soft flat cable laying around.