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Ethernet / RJ45 lip protective sleeve (2943086) |
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by Alexander Thomas (DrLex) |
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This is a sleeve that protects the notoriously fragile |
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lip on RJ45 (Ethernet) plugs. This was modelled after |
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similar sleeves on factory-made cables. The design is |
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simple but I have found it to be one of the more |
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effective solutions. |
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**This must be printed in a flexible filament,** such |
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that the two tabs can move sideways when pushing down the |
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connector lip. A flexible filament will also allow the |
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sleeve to bend and make it much tougher. I recommend a |
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rather hard flexible filament. A softer one could make it |
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easier to fit the sleeve onto cables, but the tabs that |
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protect the lip might become too floppy to offer the |
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required protection. I used the flexible PLA from |
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rigid.ink which is very good for this application. |
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If you do want to print this in a non-flexible filament, |
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you must use [jonnieZG's |
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remix](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3524633) |
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instead. Otherwise you will be unable to push the sleeves |
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into the plugs because my models are made under the |
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assumption that the filament is flexible. The teeth that |
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must be pushed into the plug end are slightly too wide |
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such that they provide a nice press fit. The remix has |
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more exact tolerances for this part, making them usable |
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with filaments that don't bend. |
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This is intended to be used on cables that you crimp |
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yourself and obviously it must be put in place *before* |
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you crimp the plug onto the cable. In theory you could |
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also fit the sleeve on a cable on which you've already |
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crimped plugs, if you slice open one side of the sleeve |
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such that it can be pushed onto the cable, or even just |
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cut the whole sleeve in two halves and then glue them |
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back together. |
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If you would want to fit this onto a cable with a factory- |
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moulded sleeve, you could cut away the existing sleeve |
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but it may be less effort to just cut off the existing |
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plug and crimp a new one |
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For a really solid mount, you may want to add some glue |
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in between the sleeve and the plug. |
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Date Published: 2021-01-20 06:33:07 |
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Identifier: thingiverse-2943086 |
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Item Size: 629190 |
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Media Type: data |
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# Topics |
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sleeve |
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Protection |
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ethernet |
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rj45 |
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plug |
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protector |
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cable |
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Computer |
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stl |
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# Collections |
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# Uploaded by |
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