Everest Media Solutions RJ45 Cat7 & Cat6A Pass Through Connectors - 30 Pcs, 50UM Gold Plated Shielded FTP/STP External Ground for 23 AWG Network Cable

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I was hopeful that this would work with my 23AVG CAT7 wire, but dang if the holes are just too small for the wire. That made it a nonstarter.

Tested with: SolidLink Cat6A S/FTP 23AWGPRO:+good quality heads+generally easy to line up conductors inside heads+supports Grounding connection via cable band to shielding.CON:-wow holy crap these are tight for 23AWG, really quite a struggle to get them to cooperate. It can be done but, not quickly.-packaging is utter trash. This is 30 heads in an absurdly thin plastic bag, with an inner bag full of load bars. Each head has delicate teeth which can be knocked out if tossed around.-No way to reclose bag in which these come! Give me a canister, or a plastic package or something, but a thin bag doesn't cut it.All considered, these are great. They worked better than the last set of heads I tried, so I'm happy to use them. But gosh are they finicky.

I bought "CAT6" U/FTP 23AWG cable rated for 550 MHz which is actually CAT6A spec. I tried connectors that claimed to work with 23AWG with 1.2mm holes and it absolutely did not work. I searched and I searched and I searched and I always came back to this product. It was the only one that claimed to be able to fit 1.3mm cable but the price kept me away. After searching for over an hour on Amazon, I found no alternative, so I ended up buying this and it turns out it was exactly what I needed.Using a digital caliper, my cable jacket is 7.82mm. The jackets on the conduit wire measure 1.35mm. 1.35mm feels snug in the connector so I wouldn't try to use any larger or it wouldn't slide well. The cable jacket also fits inside of the connector without a fuss.I am 2 for 2 on installing these connectors (1-8 pin + ground tested good). The included holders are very useful at managing this heavy 23AWG cable.Overall, I'm super pleased. I docked it one star simply because of the price but they are gold plated. If this company offered them non-gold plated for a more competitive price, that product would get five stars from me. Even at the high price, I will buy more when these 30 run out simply because I know they will work.

Updated Update: I originally left a fair review but now changed to Excellent! I have looked through 2 new bags and not one of the connectors were bad.These do fit 23 AWG fine despite what one person says. Take a look at the picturesI am using CAT6A STP and have no problems with the wire or the expanded casing fitting in the connector.The quality of the jackets seem very good / no flaking or exposed corners.Great Job.Update: The seller contacted me and asked if I could look at the again (new bag). I will update this review after I do.My experience is no reflections on the ordering or returns process. So far those are great.And the actual product (if all there) is probably very good.However, the quality control is lacking. Half (guess really) of my ends do not have all 8 contacts. I did not figure this out until I wasted about a hour and 4 ends. What I got was 8p7p (Eight Position, Seven Contacts).Too high of price to be throwing a good portion of them away.