[62519] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Worst design decisions?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mr. James W. Laferriere)
Thu Sep 18 15:26:44 2003
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:21:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr@baby-dragons.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <20030918144551.H12096@kod.inch.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Hello All ,
On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Gerald wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 up@3.am wrote:
> > 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.
> Since you are the second person to point that out...
> 2 suggestions:
> - 1. Cut the head off and re-crimp it if it has to go that far.
> - 2. Use regular power tape, scotch tape, or duct tape to hold the tab
> down until it has reached its destination. (You do keep duct tape around
> right?) ;-)
Best tape to use is masking tape it usually will not leave a heavy
residue . Just do not leave tape on them in storage any opf the
tapes will leave residue & the tangs take a memory .
But I also liked another type of hood that did not use a
complete surround covering over the tang . It was more of a thin
spring tang same width as the rj45 tang & rising from the rear of
the hood which went over the top of the rj45 tang & about half way
down its length . But even it had some of the bad properties of
the rj45 tang it could bend & then it caught on everything or
just broke off . Tho it made the last slot near the bottom easier
to contend with . Twyl JimL
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