[Elecraft] K3S RJ-45 Pin Alignment

[Fred Jensen]

"Click" is all we have to determine if it's seated, so I guess "Yes", 
that's all there is.  I'd try another cable.  My experience with RJ-45's 
is in large, tied bundles fanning out to a rack of routers or other 
devices.  Nothing moves, it's all tied down.  In single lots, RJ-45's 
leave a bit to be desired if there's any mechanical strain. They're 
crimped, with a special tool.  Some tools, like maybe what the ATT tech 
carries are good and do a reliable job, others from you-know-where ... 
maybe not so much.

I suppose it is possible that the jack is bad and not engaging the tab, 
and is clicking just to mess with your mind.   At the TV station I 
worked at during college, we had to read and record the meters [~15 or 
20] every 60 min.  They were behind me when I was in the control room. 
Late at night, I became convinced they all went to wrong values and 
snapped to the right ones only when I picked up the clipboard to read 
them. :-))

I'd try a new cable.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
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On 5/1/2016 3:59 PM, Byron Peebles wrote:

> So, the only answer is the standard "make certain it clicks", which it
> does?