Easy RJ45 network cables using the Ideal FT-45 crimping tool |CAT5e| CAT6|

I have both the Ideal crimp and the KLEIN TOOLS VDV226-110. Absolutely no comparison. The Klein was about UKP10 or 20% more expensive but far better. The cable colour guide on the Klein is a coloured label on the tool. Those letters on the Ideal are just confusing, especially to a dyslexic.

Hi Garry, Why do the RG45 connectors use the cat six cable in the order of OW, O, GW, BL, BLW, G, BRW, BR?
Would it not be more logical to go in the sequence of OW, O GW, G, BL, BLW, BRW, BR . It makes more sense
to me, But I guess the boffins must have some logical explanation for it. It would be interesting to know.

sir where did you buy the crimping tool?

My best advice is to memorise the order of conductors like learning a poem, and you'll never forget it. This worked for me 15 years ago and I can recite it very quickly under my breath:

White orange orange,
White green blue,
White blue green,
White brown brown.

Seems stupid to even comment this, but it's the one thing that saves me loads of time trying to remember / look it up / etc.

This video was super helpful! Thank you!

Fantastic tutorial, thanks! I now realise how much money I've wasted with pre-made cables, this tool makes it even easier again.

I am doing my first data job since college tomorrow, thanks for this video, helps refresh the grey matter, and I can finally use the FT45 crimping tool that I won from efixx about a year ago, cheers guys!!

Will this tool crimp cat 7 cable ?

Gaz you are a Legend…

Hi! Thank you for the explanation ! Your channel is very useful and amazing ! Please where can I get this tool?

The pairs all carry a differential signal, aka one goes high when the other goes low. At the end of the line one half is inverted and added to the signal of the other pair, which gives you an added signal of roughly twice the amplitude. Any noise picked up by the pair however gets injected the same into both conductors, so when half the pair is inverted at the receiving end the noise gets added with itself 180 degrees out of phase, effectively canceling out the noise. Hence it’s very important to not come up with your own wiring scheme and follow either the A or B standard at both ends, so that the differential pairs are kept together and not split, as you cable might work but it’ll have horrible noise rejection and crosstalk, both pair to pair and cable to cable.

The A and B systems aren’t intended as national “preference”, they are a vestigial tail of older standards. It used to be that you needed straight cables between switches and PCs, and crossed between switches and switches or PCs and PCs. To create these crossed cables, you wired one end A and the other end B. These days all devices which end will cross the wires, and the crossing is different anyhow for gigabit Ethernet , so it doesn’t really matter. However, system B as slightly better crosstalk resistance, hence you see most people doing B. Most important is to get both ends the same (even though it will work with A at one end and B at the other).

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I love Feed through faster and easier

What happens if you run into an emergency that you have to use another brand of connectors. Will they work?

Should really be using cat8 for installs now ready for the gigabit era 🤗

That tool is very satisfying tbh

True. That punching down is a real pain in the rear end.

Good video. 1 question:
The pins on the RJ45 plug are gold plated to prevent corrosion. With the feed through ends, I assume the copper cores are exposed at the end of the plug where they have been cut. Are they exposed and therefore prone to corrosion due to moisture in the environment. Perhaps the current flowing through them minimises this, but seems a strange idea. Would be interesting to see the failure rate of these over the coming years.

Has anyone got a link for this tool/ kit?

A few quick tips when using these.
Cut your outer sheath off about 4 to 6 inches long.
Then, you have a big length to work with.
Untwist each pair, and pull them over and down, anything with a right angled edge, with your finger or thumb on top.
This will take all the kinks out of each wire.
Then, separate each wire individually, into the code/pattern, that you are using, in a fan shape.
Make sure that you get as close to the outer sheath as possible with your separation. This is really important, or your wires will snag.
Finally, insert the wires into the plug, ONE AT A TIME. With the extra length that you have to “play” with, it is a LOT easier.
Just put, ann inch or two, into the plug, ONE AT A TIME, then move on to the next wire.
Then, when you have all eight wires in, you can easily check, that your wires are in the right place.
Now, GENTLY, feed the plug down the 8 wires, be GENTLE.
Once you have the sheath into the plug, double check your wires, by fanning them out.
If everything looks ok, and the sheath is far enough into the plug, twist the end of the excess wiring together, so that it will feed into your cutting crimped, JOB DONE.

Would love to see a video this clearly laid out on how to terminate Cat6 FTP.

Ive been looking for a decent crimp for YONKS! Will this do Cat 7 as well?🤔 im cabling up my house and want the fastest ethernet i can get! WHERES THE SCREENING braid in that cable 😧😳?

get a tinny down ya Gaz...ya shakin kid

Shaky hands!

These tools look ideal. I didn’t catch you saying the manufacturer however. If you could let us know where we can buy this set that would be ideal. Thanks. This video was an ideal reminder of how to do a job I’ve been putting off.

Many years ago when I brought my first house none of the data sockets were wired up. Taking a look myself and it was mind boggling with all the different wires but after watching these videos it's really quite simple. (please note I have only been training as an electrician for the past year) keep up the good work efixx

Push through rj45 or feed through are no good for matrix systems and other equipment i.e network switches so on

Picked mine up last week, saves so much time with the feed thru connectors. Little bit more pricey for the RJ45s but less time spent making of ends . Good bit of kit !!

Great vid Gaz, one thing though, ALWAYS use the draw string and pull down a couple inches snipping just below the original stripping cut point - never ever trust that your stripping tool has not nicked a pair or 3...

Compared to moving 230/40 down a conductor would doubling up pairs allow more data to flow?......another comparison... Voltage drop over a meaty length of cable is noticeable when currents drawn increases so does digital data transfer work simillar?

Given how cheaply you can buy packs of pre-made patch cables with molded strain relief, I really don't understand why anyone would want to make their own anymore.

Quality product 👍👌👌

Where can you buy the kit box please? I’ve just done an Internet search and loads of cutter/crimp tools but can’t find the kit.

Great demonstration 👍

Even numbers are always the solid colour in both 568 A and 568 B Gaz

I always remembered the A and B colour sequence by B for British and A for American 👍

I have been asked about installing data points before and it's not a thing that I've got into as I don't feel confident with it, but it's another service that I'd like to offer and thanks to winning that Ideal RJ-45 crimping tool from efixx Lockdown live it will give me the boost to have a go, cheers for the video guys

Bought one last year...... pricey but sooooo worth IT!

Not sure if you already have plans in another video to show it but my choice of install would be to wire them back to a punch down patch panel in a wall mounted 19" rack mount cab (or free standing) along with the network switch. Its not for every install (people might not have a office to hide this in or a garage wall to mount this to) and i know some folks won't have that many ports but all it takes is for a few CCTV cams and one to two ports per room to actually make this method pay off in the long run.

Great video guys, I have used the FT-45 for the past 18 months and agree it’s a fantastic tool, small and easy to use, I also get no failures versus old style RJ tools!
I bought my original tool from Screwfix, they were the cheapest, at the time (£55). I saw this kit on the IDEAL stand at the elex show in March, the rep told me they would be launched On-line from July (apparently there is a long lag in listing with Screwfix, CPC etc) but I could order through a dealer immediately, I ordered via my local Eds (Leigh) and got it within 3 days for £82, which is cheap considering the cost of the tool alone

Who else misses the closed end plugs with the "wire management bars"?


No-one? Me neither! 😁

Actually you are wrong. Both cat5e and cat6 can have the curves for curved or round cable. It is just to accommodate flat cable in that style of cat 5 plug that you have. The actual pins are different. A cat 5 plug - the pins are all in a straight line viewed from the end. For a cat 6 the pins are set alternating higher and lower. This is to reduce cross talk between the conductors. Cat 6 cable is also a heavier gauge than cat5. Not by much. You should also make sure the type of connector is appropriate. Stranded conductor as with electrical flex uses one type of pin for displacement of the insulation and solid conductor uses another. Stranded usually for patch cables, solid for fixed, although for most uses no one really cares. And there is a universal style of pin. I dislike the end through plugs as it leaves the cable liable to corrosion in harsh environments or the introduction of impedance between the conductors.

Can’t you give a rrp when you show tool kits etc

Gaz makes it look easy!

Great piece of kit. Must have for any networking tasks

Where did u get the ft45 unshielded kit from? 👍