Haha..thank you.

Correct you want to maintain the integrity of the twist

I've tested this with my Fluke and it doesn't effect anything at the end as long as the all the wires and jacket are in correctly wether it's a regular or pass through Ice cube👍

But he used brand new Cat6 cable that has never been stripped. It's almost like you didn't watch anything.

You need the proper tool

@@LowVoltageNation after a lot of research the only difference is having the added cut for the passthrough which still might not cut them down short enough to allow the connector to go all the way into the RJ45 socket. The best trick I have read is pull the cable wires tight though the holes of hte RJ45 and make the cut. Then pull back just enough to get the ends of the wires back in the hole and crimp it.

@@n1kkri just don’t use passthrough connectors. They kinda suck anyway and have too many points of failure. If you do use them and insist on using side cutters, then pull the cable back very slightly so the wires are not exposed… but this is still a bonehead move.

@@LowVoltageNation I read the same trick about pulling the cable back so the ends won't prevent the RJ45 from going into the socket.

Hows that?? 😂😂🤨

No. Definitely do not want to do that because you will most likely have exposed and uneven wires

Tab down on both

I've got that pass thru crimper and no you can't. You must use the Simply45 connectors. I wouldn't buy it again had I known. Get the Klein crimper, IMO. You get that, a punchdown, and a tester, (I like the Southwire Cat6 tester/probe combo) and you're good to go.

To find out test it with a network cable tester. The cheap $7 ones that just test continuity and wire order are fine. You always want to test your terminations wether youre a 1st timer or pro.

Some will claim it’s faster… me personally I am faster with regulars

I don't do this for a living, but for me, I had more failures with regular connectors. Pass through gives me a better success rate making it faster overall. Age probably has something to do with it, lol.

Thousands and thousands of terminations in the field

@@LowVoltageNation Yeah well you'd think we'd want to learn from your experience rather than gloss over it. For me this is the only hard part. But i think i figured it out how i can do it neatly now. Splay the twisted pairs down in an X, keep orange to the left and brown to the right, then bend blue up and untwist it solid-dashed, then untwist green around it, then untwist and arrange the other two. So work my way from the middle but have the sides pre oriented where they would end up going. Assembling the wires left to right like most are saying to do isn't working well for me. I have watched quite a few vids trying to figure out how to do it well and have seen some atrocities including people just terminating completely wrong pinout where signal carrying differential pin pairs would no longer be twisted pair.

Need special tool. Never cut with scissors. Too risky for shorting out.

I prefer regular and many people frown upon pass-through because the potential to short out. You're also considered a n00b if you use pass-through. The safest way to go is regular because you don't need the special tool and it's more reliable.

@@LowVoltageNationhow would you ensure good contact with passthru? I didn’t know about this shorting issue until recently

@@YourHaloCreations Use a network cable tester, which is always a good idea.

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Correct and the copper ends could possibly touch each other and cause a short.

had to break out the softing certifier to prove it’s CAT6 #lowvoltage #tools

Oh stop it. It really doesn’t matter

@@MrMcMuffinJr1999 oh, so you are okay with waste - got it mr mcmuffin - tons of waste at your kind of place.

@@patrickdonegan9559 I was 5 years old once. Perfectly understand how you feel

Thats nothing. On a data run theres about 10' of slack that gets tossed amd another 10' left wrapped up in the cieling.

Oh no there goes .001 cents

Superior Essex is known for its high quality category cable… if you’ve used many different UTP category cable manufacturers then you would know. You jackasses that come on here to criticize are some of the most pathetic people on the planet. What’s the point? Does it make you feel better?

@@LowVoltageNation im just saying, the quality of an ethernet cable is based on its ability to transmit data. not being shielded at all means that it will be subject to interference. so it is not good quality.

The quality of UTP category cable is determined by many factors. STP is a different type of cable with different applications. Both have different quality levels between manufacturers. Some UTP cable manufacturers use CCA and cheaper material. Some also don’t have proper twists or have other manufacturer defects and get tangled easily. When you buy cheap UTP, you run the risk of failed cable and depending on a job spec, you won’t get warranty. Some jobs spec UTP and some spec STP… either way, you want to use high quality category cable regardless of classification and spec.

Both of these tools are crimpers. Terminating is a broad term that includes punching down, crimping, etc.

Wrong. Termination includes crimping. Please educate yourself. Thanks, have a nice day.

@@wandering_coder6356 🤦🏾‍♂️

The same tool also cuts and strips cable… the process is called terminating , but 👌🏾.

“It’s not called chewing your food, it’s called eating.”

I appreciate your candor. If you purchase these mod plugs from Leviton or Klein or Platinum Tools or whoever, it says RJ45 modular plugs. I put the boot on first.. but I believe you're right that I didn't specifically say to put the boot on first. The black cap is optional and also just another ridiculous step to go through with passthrough. This wasn't a video on certifying, but I did mention the importance of it in the video.

I saw hot to crimp, cómo ponchar, model passthrough and regular model of connectors. I mean: everybody will understand two models of rj45 and two pinzas or crimpers o ponchadoras. that's all! technicals specific detailed specifications is good to know, just that. (and important for certifications, yes as they say)out of that ethernet cable, ethernet connector, 8P8C, rj45 in some way are the same and everybody knoes what people means about.

Wow! This was equivalent to watching someone get slapped in the face and then given a hug right after. Archer, your first three sentences were one the rudest replies I've ever seen for an instructional video. You may have all of the old school knowledge on how to "terminate" correctly, but your delivery method to express your opinions needs some serious adjustment. I probably have 20+ years on Blake, but still came here to learn the how to use the pass through so I could install internet upstairs. I followed his instructions under the guise of "basic installation", got my RJ-45 modular plugs installed and am getting my full 1gbps speeds. In fact, I learned an easier way to position all of the colors by watching his method as I was trying to do it from the ends of the wires which took a long time. So for people like me that aren't in the low voltage business, it doesn't matter whether it's called an RJ45 plug or an 8P8C because when we go looking for the plugs in every major brick and mortar store in America including Amazon, they are called RJ45 Modular Plugs. When I asked the guy a Lowes where I can find RJ45 plugs, he didn't give give me an earful saying I was an idiot for not calling them 8P8C modular plugs or that I said I wanted to crimp instead of terminate. Even if he knew what it's called, he knew what I wanted and sent me to the isle. Plus, the box didn't even say 8P8C anywhere on the packaging until I opened it up at home. So, if I went looking for that specific term, I would have been lost in the isle looking for something more commonly called RJ45. You're just playing a game of semantics to prove your professional opinion which is not needed for a video meant for people who are just looking for basic install information. I'm pretty sure people in the low voltage business aren't coming to videos like this to learn their trade and if they are, they're hopefully not licensed to install with any reputable company. Blake, even though you're way younger than old Archer here, I learned a lot by following your tutorial and appreciate you making videos like this for people like me.

When I use a crimping tool, I call it crimping. When I terminate an RJ45 mod end, I call it terminating an RJ45 mod end. When I land a feed cable onto a 66 or 110 block or a patch panel, I call it terminating or punching it down. And as old as I am, I have never in my life used the term 8P8C, I always use the term RJ45 mod end. The point I'm making is that it doesn't have to be called a specific name when describing what it is you are doing especially when you are sharing your knowledge with others, I knew exactly what the video put out there and it is spot on, I've been doing it the same way for many years. It's because of people like Archer (and other boomers) that I describe things the way I do. Example: When I describe loading a pew pew, I always use the word clip, because I know how much it irritates people when I refer to my magazine as a clip. It really pisses people off when I tell them I always load my clip so I'm ready to rip! For some reason they keep saying "it's a magazine not a clip!" thinking I'm going to call it something other than a clip, LOL.

Archer, You are extremely condescending and lack self awareness. For someone as proud as yourself, I found that your channel has no content to offer. With all of the experience you cited, I am unclear why you watched this video. Happy trails big guy.