Everyone who has a telephone, modem and Internet at home has encountered at least once such a problem as a broken connector, namely, its “tongue” that has broken off. The one that presses the connector into the port so that it provides a secure connection. In fact, solving this trouble-problem is not so difficult. Moreover, after repair, such a connector will become even better than it was in the original.
What do we need
A broken connector will be repaired using two ordinary plastic ties, which are used when working with all the same cables. It should be noted right away that although the resulting structure will be strong enough, it should be considered solely as a temporary measure. It is best to crimp the cable as soon as possible using a special tool and a new connector.
For repairs, you will also need a knife, wire cutters, pliers, or (if you suddenly have one in the house) a gun for tightening cable ties. In this case, the ties must be of the correct size - the head is up to 4.3 mm. Such a screed will fit well into the socket and securely fix the connector. To remove the head, you will have to apply a little effort to it.
The working process
There is nothing complicated in the repair process. To begin with, we take one screed and cut off its head with an indent of 4.5 mm. After that, use a knife and cut off the head so that you get a flat end. Now, to ensure the operability of the entire structure, the resulting part of the head (our workpiece) with a tail should be bent.
After that, there was very little left - to fix the "tongue". To do this, take the second tie and tighten it around the network cable with a gun or pliers. At the final stage of repair work, we adjust the length of the “tongue” of the structure. Ideally, it should reach the broken connector head.
The plastic connector for connecting the Internet cable is a very fragile thing. Especially often, when the cable is regularly connected to various devices, the locking tab of the connector breaks. Such a breakdown leads to the fact that the detachable connection is not fixed, so the connector pops out of the socket at the slightest movement of the cable. Today I will tell you how quickly you can fix the situation with two ordinary cable ties.
Important! This method should be considered as a temporary solution and is suitable for home use only.
Required Tool
In addition to two small cable ties, you will need the following tool:- Sharp knife.
- Wire cutters.
- Pliers or a special gun for tightening cable ties.
Connector latch repair procedure
The device of a new tongue on the connector is made in the following order:
Now it remains to adjust the length of the tongue so that it reaches the broken connector head and springs due to the free (lower) end.
Ready! Now you can use the connector by inserting it into the connector until it clicks.
Good afternoon, dear readers of the blog site. If your Internet cable (twisted pair) was gnawed by a dog or cat, it was transferred by furniture or was damaged in another mechanical way, then it can be restored without loss of aesthetic appearance and functional characteristics. Many, remembering the grandfather's way, in the old fashioned way, resort to twisting the cores and further winding with electrical tape. However, in this way it is not permissible to repair the Internet cable.
This method is well suited for breaking the power cable of devices and devices. Any twisting of the twisted pair cores is additional interference, loss of data packets that you can then feel during operation (speed reduction, communication breaks, etc.). By resorting to twisting, you lose the data transfer rate by an order of magnitude.
This article will describe a method for repairing an Internet cable in the event of a break in the area from the entrance to the apartment to connecting the device. If you have damaged or broken the connector, then you can read about its repair in a separate one.
This situation can also occur with the cable from the antenna. Therefore, I recommend that you read the article dedicated.
Required Tool
To repair a damaged twisted pair, we need a few tools:
Cable stripping and cutting tool (stripper)
The stripper is needed to remove a certain piece of external insulation, as well as cut off the excess length of the wires. A knife can also be used to remove the insulation. However, be extremely careful not to damage the integrity of the cores.
Wire connector (scotchlock)
You need as many scotchlocks as you need to splice.
Connector crimping tool
If there is no such tool, then you can get by with simple pliers. However, as with a knife, you need to be careful, otherwise you can damage or crush the connector.
Internet cable repair (step by step)
To begin with, with the help of a stripper, we remove excess insulation in order to free the cores from it (about 2 centimeters). We untwist twisted pairs, for further simplicity of their installation in the connector.
Now, one by one, we take the cores of the same colors from different pieces of the cable and insert them all the way into the connector holes. Then we snap the scotchlock by pressing two fingers. Using a connector crimping tool, tighten the adhesive tape completely and then the wires will definitely not fall out. This operation must be carried out in turn with all the cores.
As a result of repairing the Internet wire, you will get a small bundle (as it looks like, see the figure below).
It is recommended to wrap this place with electrical tape for additional protection. But before finishing, I advise you to check your work and make sure that the Internet is working. To do this, you need to insert a compressed twisted pair cable into the connector of the device through which the network is organized (desktop computer, laptop or router). If everything works without failures, then you can safely protect the place of repair of the Internet cable.
I advise you to read the article about. Such a need may arise if you are going to redevelop the premises and the equipment will be moved to another location.
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