Belkin RJ45 Medium Duty Crimp Tool
- For network installations up to 100 Mbps 10Base-T Ethernet and Token Ring
- Medium-duty metal die
- 1 year warranty
Product Description
Belkin introduces a medium duty RJ45 modular crimp tool that makes installation a snap.Allows You To Terminate a Stranded Patch Cable… More >>
Belkin RJ45 Medium Duty Crimp Tool
I wanted to buy a RJ45 network cable crimper so that I could make my own cables (to network my house) but I didn’t want to spend $30+ for most of the crimpers out there. I found this Belkin crimper on Amazon, and for the low price, I figured why not. Well, I got it today and have already crimped several ends. It has everything you need if you’re just looking to crimp RJ45 cables. If you’re looking for lots of features, it’s not for you, but its a perfect solution for network admins or household users that need to make their own network cables but don’t want to spend money for overkill.
This product does what is advertised just fine: it crimps wires. I didn’t want to sped a lot of money because this is just for my own house where I needed to crimp a few cables. For this, it worked well. The cables work, and I haven’t noticed any performance issues with the resulting plugs. It also has little wire strippers and the like so you don’t really need any other tools to get the job done. However, the outer insulator stripper that is built into the crimper seems to cut the wires too short, whenever I used the preset length the wires did not extend all of the way into the plug. Luckily, the product never really claimed to strip the outer insulator, so for the overall value of the product it isn’t too much of an issue.
I would recommend this crimper for anyone doing a simple residential job, but having no experience with professional installations, I have no idea how this would hold up.
I was very surprised at the quality of the crimper for the price. It doesn’t have all the features a more expensive one does, but if all you want to do is make network cable, this is the one you want.
No complaints. Does what I need it for. For the price you can’t beat it.
I am new to networking and I needed to make some cables for my home. I have never used any other crimping tool, but this one did everything I needed it to do.
It is nice and heavy in your hands and feels very sturdy. You can use it to strip the casing from the wires pretty easily. It crimps well and I had no trouble using this even with my lack of experience.