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From: "Jimmy Hess" <mysidia@gmail.com>
On 12/21/12, Naslund, Steve <SNaslund@medline.com> wrote:
I have noticed that too. However it is not the RJ-45 connector's fault. It is the morons that insist on recessing connectors in places where you can't get your finger on the tab. I like the patch cords that have the
Likely any connector with a latching retention mechanism requiring a manual release will have this kind of problem in space-constrained situations. A small flat edge screwdriver, spudger, or similar instrument can work wonders, since they are much longer than fingers.
I, too, have had to peel patch cables with boots off the front of a 4506; it is indeed no fun. That's not really where they belong, though; they belong on 6-12'+ *drop* cables, not on patch cables. There, they're useful in saving you having to reconnectorize a cable when you pull the clip off, while back-fishing it. You can -- and should -- order frame patch cables without the boots. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink jra@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA #natog +1 727 647 1274