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- From: ornstein@refuge.Colorado.EDU (Ornstein Jason)
- Subject: Re: BNC connectors (Was: Re: How to network 3-4 home machines cheaply?)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec18.180330.10617@colorado.edu>
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- References: <1992Dec14.160613.19205@sci34hub.sci.com> <BzF3tH.BAG@ddsw1.mcs.com> <slendt.94@unomaha.edu>
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 18:03:30 GMT
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- In article <slendt.94@unomaha.edu> slendt@unomaha.edu (Steven Lendt) writes:
- >In article <BzF3tH.BAG@ddsw1.mcs.com> karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger) writes:
- >
- >>In article <1992Dec14.160613.19205@sci34hub.sci.com> gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston) writes:
- >>>In article <Bz88n7.KCx@ddsw1.mcs.com> karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger) writes:
- >>> [ while discussing thinnet networks ]
- >>>
- >>>>Yep. However, be careful with the connectors. The "twist on" ones at Rat
- >>>>Shack look attractive, but have a nasty failure rate if the cable gets
- >>>>flexed.
- >>>
- >>>Incorrect. Flexing the cable has *nothing* to do with it!
- >
- >>Sure it does. If you flex the cable you pull the connector loose :-)
- >
- >The other thing to keep in mind that if you have solid core cable
- >that flexing the cable a log can cause some nasty fractures in the solid
- >center core wire. A damn pain to find the problem too.
- >
- >>--
- >>Karl Denninger (karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM, <well-connected>!ddsw1!karl)
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-
- As I have done my share of wiring thinnet I have to put in my 2 cents
- worth. Go for the solidcore wire since it is nicer to work with
- then the braided. You would have to bean on the solidcore wire pretty
- good to get it to cause problems for you (I know this since the wiring
- that I've installed gets abused by those pesky grad students :-)
-
- As for the connectors, don't use the twict one one, get the crimp ones.
- These work very well and if done right the first time won't cause you
- a bit of problems.
-
- -jason
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