RJ45 connectors. BES X Installation Manual, Rev.9, Jun 2018
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RJ45 connectors.
Each connector internally have sharp prongs that when crimped pierce the insulation of the wire and
connect with the conductor. Ethernet cables may have solid or stranded wire conductors and the sharp
prongs are different in the connectors made for each type of wire. Connectors for solid (single strand) wire
often has three, slightly splayed, prongs on each contact to securely surround and grip the conductor.
Connectors for stranded wires have prongs that are designed to connect to multiple wire strands.
Connector plugs are designed for either solid or stranded wire; a plug for one wire type might not make
reliable contact when crimped to a cable with wires of the other type.