How to weatherproof a pre-terminated RJ45 cable? Cable gland that's large enough for plug leaves too much space around cable

[SUNRAY]

The crimped plugs are different for stranded or solid, both crimp equally well on their correct cable.

I have used the universal plugs too with success but they tend to be more expnsive by a big margin... last time I looked was well before covid so this may have changed.

Read post #2 of that linked thread.

 

[plugwash]

23p each doesn't seem too horrific to me.

https://cpc.farnell.com/kauden/lzh5e-10/rj45-plug-cat5e-p-through-10pk/dp/CN22673

 

[SUNRAY]

23p each doesn't seem too horrific to me.

https://cpc.farnell.com/kauden/lzh5e-10/rj45-plug-cat5e-p-through-10pk/dp/CN22673

Yeah I've had a very quick glance around and surprised at the differences, I was buying plugs in hundreds from CPC at around 10p but universals were more like 50p however this may have been 10 years ago.

 

[brig001]

The ones we use will cost more than that I think, but we use shielded ethernet cable:

https://www.phoenixcontact.com/en-us/products/data-plug-vs-08-rj45-5-qip20-bk-1658008

Brian

 

[robinbanks]

If you drill the hole in the base of the charger housing rather than the side you can gland it with a lump of silicone to stop the spiders.. Water doesn't flow upwards so you're sorted in that regard.

I've successfully used a power line adapter more than once now to adapt the Ethernet for the charger so the network runs via the same cable that powers the charger, reducing the cable count- you just need to cut the adapter open and wire a flying lead onto the power line adapter cos there won't be a 13 amp socket inside the charger case

 

[bernardgreen]

icotek.com/en-gb/cable-transit