[62513] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Worst design decisions?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Luke Starrett)
Thu Sep 18 15:02:50 2003
From: "Luke Starrett" <lstarrett@nc.rr.com>
To: <up@3.am>, "'John Palmer'" <nanog@adns.net>
Cc: <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:56:53 -0700
In-reply-to: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0309181436230.7413-100000@richard2.pil.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> Actually, as awkward as those rubber hoods are, what I like
> about them is that when you're pulling a disconnected patch
> cable through a rat's nest of wires, they prevent the plastic
> tab from being bent backward.
True but there are also snagless connectors available where the release
tab actually makes a V shape such as to not catch when you're pulling it
through a cable raceway. They definitely do cost a few more $$ though.
I believe the usual suspects... Panduit, AMP sell them.
Luke
>
> On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, John Palmer wrote:
>
> >
> > Thats to prevent it from being disconnected accidentally
> > (or for any other reason :->)
> >
> > When I get my hands on one of those, I clip off the hood
> > with a pair of manicure scissors.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gerald" <gcoon@inch.com>
> > To: "Daryl G. Jurbala" <daryl@introspect.net>
> > Cc: "nanog list" <nanog@merit.edu>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 10:16
> > Subject: RE: Worst design decisions?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Daryl G. Jurbala wrote:
> > >
> > > > * PCs with built in Ethernet that is so close to a lip on the
> > > > case, with the release pointed down, that you need to use a
> > > > screwdriver/knife/whatever to release the cable.
> > >
> > > ...and combine that with the RJ45 connecters that have a
> rubber hood
> > > over the release. Grrrrr!
> > >
> > > G
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> James Smallacombe PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor
> up@3.am
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