RJ45 terminations

[stevemenendez]

I have an intense use case for Ethernet cable that are abused and carried around in a rough way and are put under a lot of strain when in use. The cable I use has the little clips on the connectors broken and I am looking for new ones that are extremely robust, and hopefully hard to break. Please link any good RJ45 terminations. 

[Blasteque]

I haven't used them extensively myself, but I have seen these used somewhere before and they seemed pretty sturdy in the couple seconds a handled them:

http://www.te.com/usa-en/products/connectors/intersection/industrial-rj45/industrialrj45-variant14.html?tab=pgp-story 

 

There are also rj45 connectors with xlr style shields around them if the specific gear supports that:

https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1yq72bpuWBuNjSspnq6x1NVXaG/Cnlinko-8Pin-RJ45-Metal-RJ45-Panel-Industrial-RJ45-Connector.jpg_220x220.jpg

They're good if you're frequently connecting to the same pieces of gear over and over (very nice for portable network systems for military use).

[Windows7ge]

Unfortunately pretty much all of them are plastic. You might help increase its lifespan by buying a protective plastic piece which guards the clip from getting caught on things. This will require you to re-terminate the cable.

[lantin]

Sticking shoes on so the plastic clips are less likely the snag might be your best bet.

https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-Plastic-Ethernet-Cable-Connector/dp/B00K82RNX2

 

I also found these, no experience with them though: https://www.adorama.com/pt202035j.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwibDXBRCyARIsAFHp4fpnW-qdyUhE8P81s_ukrOQCddY0s0YMjx0NPv5ZFha7vvcVmIZHmEMaAmltEALw_wcB

 

There might be something with metal clips out there but I would be concerned about the ports they are plugged into. I have seen plenty of broken rj45 jacks. If the cable gets yanked out the jack itself can break and no longer let an intact cable clip in.