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Hardware => Lynx Smart String => Topic started by: gsxrgirl7 on August 09, 2012,
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Where do I purchase the stranded cat5 pigtails to put on the ends of the SSC's, I purchased a sum of boards and ordered the mouser parts, and all are in, and over half of my 2nd batch of SSC's are now build, but have no pigtails to solder to them and the ones that came with the coop were not stranded. Does anyone know where we go to order those?
Thanks
Julie
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Note sure which ones are stranded, but here's a few sources:
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=cat5e+male+to+female&hl=en&safe=off&prmd=imvns&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&biw=1600&bih=1026&wrapid=tlif134454268216310&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=1755959859681081076&sa=X&ei=GxgkULDkG4nxqAHqz4CgDw&ved=0CFcQ8wIwAA
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You could even use the crossover because you are going to cut the plug off anyway and that's were the crossover occurs.
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Ok that gives me some options, thanks guys!
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Instead of pigtails here's what I plan on using, a little more expensive but better waterproofing.
http://www.onlinecomponents.com/bulgin-components_px0777utp.html?p=10820034
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Nice!!
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These too:
http://www.roc-noc.com/product.php?productid=77
Here they are on amazon for a little less:
http://www.amazon.com/Laird-RJ45-Ethernet-Connector-System/dp/B005T929M4
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I don;t recall any conversations that the solid wire pigtails would not work, just that stranded were preferred. I've built 8 so far with with the solid wire pigtails and they are working fine on my pixel tree using flexstrips.
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Right, I know they will work, but I just needed to order more for all the extra boards that I ordered. And I know that stranded was preferred. So that's why I was trying to find stranded ones so I didn't have to worry about it for the next batch that we were making.
Thanks!
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I have used these before...
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10208&cs_id=1020815&p_id=5088&seq=1&format=2
"Each cable is made of 24AWG stranded pure copper conductor pairs..."
Someone earlier said that the cross-over was done at the male connector, but in my experience with these cables it was not true. Nevertheless I was able to create a "conversion" chart...
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Cross-over pigtails
wo wg
oo gg
wu nn
uu wn
wg wo
gg oo
wn uu
nn wu
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Key:
oo = orange
uu = blue
nn = brown
gg = green
wo = white with orange stripe
wg = white with green stripe
wu = white with blue stripe
wn = white with brown stripe
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Thanks Steve, super helpful!!
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We have 2500 stranded pigtails being made but feel free to order them elsewhere. Some are going to a coop and the rest will be in the store. I only do it to try and make it easy and save money for everyone. The $5 ones are makeing money the $1.57 ones from me is not making money. Be careful using the crossover cables. I started out trying to use them but each time I got some they we crosses at a different end so a few shorts later I decided to see about having them made for us. Plus a $5 pigtail on an $8 controller seemed too costly to me.
RJ
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Great, thanks RJ! We will watch for them to post into the store! $1.57 sounds like a much better idea!!
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What I have done in the past is take a multimeter on the continuity setting (looks like a triangle with a line in the front) and touch the pin in the female connector and to the exposed cut male end until you find the wire that corresponds to the pin. This method takes a little longer, but at least you will know what pin on the female connector goes to what wire.