[Elecraft] K3S RJ-45 Pin Alignment

[Phil Wheeler]

Re "There may be a pure, kind, likable, friendly, 
softhearted and honorable RJ45 out there, that 
never caused anyone any trouble, that will suffer 
prejudice on account of this."

Likely so, Guy: I build my own :-)

73, Phil W7OX

On 5/1/16 5:53 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
> It is so easy to bust an RJ45 cable it really isn't funny. There are so
> many ways to screw up the connector it isn't funny.
>
> Never trust an RJ45 cable, it only works if you can prove it works.
> Otherwise it's something that Murphy has slipped into our usage to get
> even. Maybe something inspired by Satan to temp people to falsely blame the
> people at Aptos and stir up strife on the reflector.
>
> If the radio ever accidentally gets lifted or pulled by an RJ45 cable...
> Heh, heh.
>
> It's possible to have one of the wires in the cable break and have the rest
> of the cable hold it together, with two broken ends touching each other,
> whenever they feel like it. Very intermittent. When you move the rig to
> find the trouble, the movement of the cord can re-touch the wires and the
> trouble go away. As soon as you put it back trouble comes back.
>
> You think I'm exaggerating or kidding? I'm not. Been there, done that, been
> exasperated, gone round the bush multiple times trying to chase down a
> @$*&^@&%$% intermittent trouble.
>
> Treat them like they're cheep cr*p, because they all are. They were
> DESIGNED to be cheep and do away with all that manually expensive cording
> for phones and phone style connected devices. Larger stranded wires with
> crimp screw eyes are much more durable, but cost a lot more. It's all about
> money and easy to assemble at the factory, or dump it off on the installer
> and don't pay for installation at all.
>
> Never pull on them. Never drop anything on them. Never stretch/straighten
> them out by holding the connectors. Never force an RJ45 into its socket if
> it doesn't want to go. Find out what's wrong first. Never use them to
> connect to something that is vibrating, or gets regular motion.
>
> If anything involving an RJ45 cord doesn't work, rule out the RJ45 first.
> Save yourself time and frustration.
>
> There may be a pure, kind, likable, friendly, softhearted and honorable
> RJ45 out there, that never caused anyone any trouble, that will suffer
> prejudice on account of this. Poor thing will just have to deal with it.
> His fambly has a terrible reputation.
>
> 73, Guy.
>
> On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 8:19 PM, Kevin Stover <kevin.stover at mediacombb.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I agree with Don. Try a new cable.
>>
>> It doesn't take a lot of flex to break one of those small solid copper
>> wires.
>> If it's broken in the connector it wasn't crimped well, as the standard
>> RJ-45 has a strain relief built in that clamps down on the cable to keep it
>> from pulling out.
>>
>> I just cringe when I see someone unpack a store bought cable, grab a hold
>> of the connector and start straightening it out.
>>
>> On 5/1/2016 6:04 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>>
>>> Byron,
>>>
>>> You might have a defective cable - get another one and see if the problem
>>> goes away.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Don W3FPR
>>>
>>> On 5/1/2016 6:59 PM, Byron Peebles wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have indeed done all the clicks and boot removals and been unable to
>>>> resolve the disconnect.
>>>>
>>>> It even happens when the radio is in-use and suddenly has the radio
>>>> disconnect from the computer.
>>>>
>>>> So, the only answer is the standard "make certain it clicks", which it
>>>> does?
>>>>
>>>>