Shielded Cat6A RJ45 Plug for 26 AWG Cable, OD to 6.5 mm, Packs of 25/50 (PLG-R45-CT6AI)

This is a shielded Cat6A RJ45 plug for 26 AWG cable, the thinner shielded Cat6A with conductors insulated to 0.98 to 1.05 mm and a jacket of 6.5 mm or less, which sits loose in a plug made for 22 to 24 AWG. It's an 8P8C modular plug with a copper alloy shield shell, a clear polycarbonate housing, and 50 µin gold-plated contacts, it takes solid or stranded conductors, and its shield termination and strain relief close in one step with the crimp. It meets the Cat6A performance requirements of ANSI/TIA-568.2-D for 10 Gigabit Ethernet, it's rated for 1,200 mating cycles and −40 to 70 °C, the clear housing lets the pair order be checked before the tool closes, and an optional slimline boot adds strain relief and latch protection. It comes in packs of 25 and 50 for making shielded Cat6A patch cords where high-density routers and switches are the norm. For 22 to 26 AWG shielded Cat6A with 1.05 to 1.15 mm insulation, the PLG-R45-CT6AS; for 22 to 24 AWG Cat7 and Cat8, the PLG-R45-CAT7; for unshielded slim 28 to 30 AWG cable, the PLG-R45-CT6SL.

Features

• Shielded Cat6A, 10 Gigabit. Meets Cat6A performance requirements per ANSI/TIA-568.2-D.
• For 26 AWG cable, solid or stranded. Insulated conductor 0.98 to 1.05 mm; recommended cable OD up to 6.5 mm.
• One-step shield termination and strain relief. The crimp closes the shield and the strain relief together.
• Copper alloy shield shell. 8P8C with copper alloy contact blades and 50 µin gold plating.
• Clear polycarbonate housing. UL94V-2; the pair order is visible before the crimp.
• Optional slimline boot. Integrated strain relief and latch protection.
• 1,200 mating cycles, −40 to 70 °C. 20 lb cable-to-plug tensile strength; 250 V AC at 2 A; RoHS compliant.
• Packs of 25 and 50.

Where It Fits

It suits data center and network techs building shielded Cat6A patch cords to length from 26 AWG bulk cable, which bends tighter and bundles smaller than 23 AWG in a crowded cable manager, structured cabling crews terminating thin shielded Cat6A in a plant that runs S/FTP or F/UTP end to end, industrial and outdoor-cabinet networks that need a plug rated to −40 °C, broadcast and AV racks where the Ethernet runs beside power and audio, anyone who has crimped a 22 to 24 AWG plug onto 26 AWG shielded cable and watched the conductors wander, and a job that already has the 26 AWG shielded bulk Cat6A, the RJ45 crimp tool, the FOIL-001 copper strips, and the shielded keystone jacks from the copper collections. For the jacks at the other end of the cord, the MIG6A-SHD and KEY6-SHD; for the boot, the BOT-R45-68 for jackets up to 6.8 mm; for thicker shielded Cat6A, the PLG-R45-CT6AS.

Good to Know

A shielded plug only shields if the shell is bonded to the cable's shield and the jack at the other end is shielded too, so fold the foil or braid back over the jacket where the shell's crimp tab lands, make sure the drain wire is under it, and use shielded jacks and patch panels throughout; one unshielded link in the chain turns the shield into an antenna. Measure the cable before ordering: this plug is for 26 AWG conductors insulated to 0.98 to 1.05 mm and a jacket of 6.5 mm or less, and a 23 AWG Cat6A conductor insulated to 1.1 mm or more won't go into the channels; that cable wants the PLG-R45-CT6AS. Strip, untwist as little as possible, hold the T568B order, and check it through the clear housing before the tool closes, since the crimp can't be undone. Use a crimp tool whose die closes the shield tab as well as the contacts; a plain RJ45 die leaves the shield loose. The boot goes on the cable before the plug, not after. Bond the shield at one end only unless the two ends share a ground, since a shield grounded at both ends in two buildings carries the ground difference as current. A 26 AWG cord is a patch cord, not a horizontal run: the length limit for 26 AWG under the TIA guidance is shorter than for 23 AWG, and PoE at full power warms a 26 AWG bundle more, so keep these cords short and unbundled where the loads are heavy.

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