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Drill bit size to run CAT

Mr.Nutcase

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I want to run a CAT 6 cable to room. the router is about 20 feet away.
What size drill bit should buy to run the wire? I am planning on buying the CAT wire with connector installed.
 
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jkwilson

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If I had to run it with connectors on I'd probably use a chain saw. Those connectors snag on everything. Way easier to feed bare wire and crimp connectors on.
 

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there are pin out diagrams on the net. some people feel that cat 6 is better if factory crimped, I can't comment as I've done my own & had no problems. a crimper will cost you about $10 and connectors range but don't go for bargain basement, get the ones with the wire guide insert , much easier to work with
 

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Is it easier to crimp connectors? what is order of wires

It's cheaper in the long run to just crimp your own cables. I bought a big spool of CAT6 and a cheap crimper set from Home Depot. Not a set of tools I use often but nice to have when you need it. Image is just from google, there are plenty of tutorials out there if you or someone else needs them.
 

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If you don't want to mess with crimping and such, pull it with something like this: http://www.lsdinc.com/installation/7314/Fish-Tailz---#item
They'll protect your connector and allow you to cut a little smaller hole.
They're available individually, for whatever reason the website is just showing the kits. If you decide to go this route, let me know and I'll check mine out to see which size works best for cat 6.

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You can buy nice jacks for a wall plate and use bare wire. And then use a factory made patch cable from the wall plate to the device. The jacks the would go into a wall plate could support cable, phone, and CAT6. The CAT6 jacks typically use push connects that don't involve special crimping tools. The two biggest cabling problems I see in computer network cabling are people that use solid (rather than stranded) wire for patch cables and self made cables.
 

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You can buy nice jacks for a wall plate and use bare wire. And then use a factory made patch cable from the wall plate to the device. The jacks the would go into a wall plate could support cable, phone, and CAT6. The CAT6 jacks typically use push connects that don't involve special crimping tools. The two biggest cabling problems I see in computer network cabling are people that use solid (rather than stranded) wire for patch cables and self made cables.

Agree with this. I see problems with self made cables by integrators in A/V all the time. They often blow up HDBT ports with unshielded self made RJ45 cables. It wasn't until the company I worked for demanded only factory made RJ45 cables be used with their equipment in order for warranty to remain in effect that this problem was completely resolved.
 

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I would also encourage you to pull bare cable and crimp the ends on yourself. The box stores typically sell a crimp kit with a handful of connectors in it. I have one I bought on clearance when lowes switched from ideal to southwire electrical tools and never had a problem with any of the connections I've made.
For what its worth, most industrial electricians and data techs I've worked with use the B wire configuration, though what is actually important is to use the same configuration on each end. This is more of a concern when patch panels and jacks get involved, not with individual cables with a plug connector on each end.

Having someone with small hands help sort the wire order and push them into the connector isn't a bad idea either.
 
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