How to Assemble NEUTRIK ETHERCON Connector Carrier

[@churchaudiolife]

If you are using gear that supports these you have to use them. So much better to work with! Have you found the normal ethernet ends as annoying as I have?

[@DAgyemfra]

How can i contact you for a few pointers?

[@churchaudiolife]

@@DAgyemfra I could reply here to start. What do you need help with?

[@johnvrabec9747]

We use these on our equipment at work, thanks for the video on how they are assembled. I had to troubleshoot one 5 years ago, and it was the first time I had seen these. Thanks, very clear and precise instructions.

[@churchaudiolife]

Glad it helped

[@RADHawke]

The exact video I needed. I have pre-assembled cables that I want to strengthen at each end with the XLR Ethercon connectors. I have ordered them online from a local shop but wasn't sure what the difference was between the connectors for assembled and non-assembled cables. Saves having to terminate my own RJ45 plugs, thanks this was a very helpful video, precise and to the point. Regards.

[@churchaudiolife]

Appreciate that

[@urmstonmusictheatre]

A life-saving instruction!

[@churchaudiolife]

Nice

[@IvanAcosta-w7b]

Just wanted to say thank you. Great videos!

[@churchaudiolife]

Hey thank you I really appreciate that

[@allenj4052]

Great video. Simple and to the point!! Thank you :-). Just wanted to ask if any CAT6 or CAT5e cable will work for Ethercon or do the pairs need to be crimped in a different order?

[@churchaudiolife]

Any should work. There is an a standard and a b standard. Either should work with whatever cable, but sometimes there’s good reasons to use a different standard

[@allenj4052]

@@churchaudiolife Thank you!! :-)

[@4-11Sound]

Could you do a video with STP and show how to do the grounding to the ethercon Shell? I want to be able to repair my cables for my M32, and that's spec to have the grounds. Nice easy video.

[@churchaudiolife]

I haven't actually connected STP with the ethercon shell. These are connnector carriers, so they had no way of doing that. I think you would need a different version of the ethercon end. I know they make one where you punch down right into the ethercon connector. That likely would be what you need. But they are a bit pricey.

[@johnschalk1271]

I am not sure that you need to do anything special for these to work with STP. I just assembled two NE8MX connectors to a 100' long Cat5e STP cable. The collar is a snug fit going over the STP RJ45 connector and neither one of the strain reliefs were a good match for the wire I bought. However, when I tested my new cable using two Cat5e to XLR " Cat tails" with a condenser microphone, it passed phantom power and the mic worked. I also show continuity between the Ethercon shell and the metal housing around the RJ45 connector.

[@LeeMatcheswala]

AFAIK it’s exactly the same procedure for STP cable. The continuity between both ethercon shells come from them both being in contact with the cable shielding.

[@lfisher8154]

This has very helpful-thanks

[@churchaudiolife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fnscooter]

I like the concept, but none of my gear has ethercon female connectors. :(

[@churchaudiolife]

That’s a shame. It’s super nice

[@paulschmassmann1282]

Do they work with shielded rj45 connectors?

[@churchaudiolife]

There is a wide range of RJ-45 connectors, but it should work with most of the shielded ones