Strain Relief Boot for Unshielded Quick Feed Modular Plugs - 25 Pack (BOT-R45-STN-EAS)

This is a snagless strain relief boot for our unshielded Quick-Feed pass-through RJ45 plugs, the PLG-R45-CAT6-EAS and PLG-R45-CAT5-EAS. It goes on in two steps: slide it onto the cable before you terminate, then after the crimp push it forward and its prongs clip into the back of the plug housing and lock. Once it's on, the boot covers the latch so the plug doesn't snag when the cord is pulled through a rack, a wall, or a cable manager, takes the pull off the crimp when the cord is tugged, and holds the cable in a gentle curve behind the plug instead of letting it kink. No tools, and it comes 25 to a pack. For slip-on boots for standard crimp plugs, the BOT-R45-58 and BOT-R45-68.

Features

• For unshielded Quick-Feed pass-through plugs. Fits the PLG-R45-CAT6-EAS and PLG-R45-CAT5-EAS.
• Clip-in prongs. Lock inside the plug housing after the crimp.
• Snagless. Guards the latch so the plug pulls through racks, walls, and cable managers without catching.
• Strain relief. Takes the pull off the crimp and preserves the bend radius behind the plug.
• Slide on before, clip in after. No tools.
• Pack of 25.

Where It Fits

It suits anyone making custom-length patch cords with the Quick-Feed plugs and wanting them finished like factory cords, data center and network techs who pull cords through dense cable managers and have snapped a bare latch doing it, structured cabling crews terminating a building's worth of Cat5e or Cat6 to pass-through plugs, AV and security installers whose cords get unplugged and re-dressed more than they'd like, and a job that already has the bulk Cat5e or Cat6, the PLG-R45-CAT6-EAS or PLG-R45-CAT5-EAS plugs, and a pass-through crimp tool from the copper collections. For a standard crimp plug, the slip-on BOT-R45-58 for cable up to 6.0 mm or the BOT-R45-68 for cable up to 6.8 mm; for the shielded Quick-Feed plug, ask us before ordering, since this boot is made for the unshielded housing.

Good to Know

The boot has to be on the cable before the plug goes on, narrow end toward the plug; there's no putting it on afterward, and a crimped cord with no boot stays that way. Terminate, trim the pass-through ends flush, then slide the boot forward until the prongs clip into the back of the housing and you feel them seat. The prongs are what hold it, so check that both have engaged rather than relying on friction; a boot that's only pushed on will walk back down the cable. It's made for the unshielded Quick-Feed housing and may not clip into other plugs, including the shielded Quick-Feed, so don't buy it for a drawer of mixed plugs. The latch is pressed through the boot's guard, which is stiffer in the cold; a cord that's hard to unplug in a chilly closet is the boot doing its job. Buy a few more than the count of cords, since the one that goes on backward is the one you'll want to replace.

Specifications

Usually ships the same day.