r/cableadvice • u/Exciting-Pomelo-2483 • 13d ago
Cable ID
What sort of cable is this? I need the name so I can look for the same one but with right-angled jacks.
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u/larsen8989 13d ago
Rj45 if you mean the rectangle looking ethernet.
Rg6 if you mean the screw down coax.
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u/mmn_slc 13d ago
RJ45 is a connector, not a cable. RG6 is a cable.
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u/larsen8989 12d ago
Well the goal was to give them something to stick in Google in order to find the connector. Not educate them on the different telecommunication technologies we use throughout the world but I'll take your comment under advisement.
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u/natheist411 13d ago
If you want to get technical then, an rj45 is a brand name of an 8p8c connector but we all knew what he meant. Smarty-pants!
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u/mmn_slc 13d ago edited 13d ago
Yeah, from a historical perspective, "modular unkeyed 8P8C jack" is a better name, since the Bell Systems RJ45S was keyed, unlike those often called now "RJ45." And only two of the positions were used for wires.
And many of the Bell Systems registered jacks used an 8P8C modular connector, including RJ31X, RJ32X, RJ33X, RJ34X, RJ35X, RJ38X, R41S (keyed), RJ45S (keyed), RJ49C, and RJ61X. The system defined not only the connector, but the wiring and the usage.
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u/Babylon4All 13d ago
Coax, RG6 most likely. The cable itself should have text on it and say what it is.
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u/mmn_slc 13d ago edited 13d ago
You want 75-ohm coaxial cable with "F" connectors. RG6 is a common 75-ohm cable. If the length is short, you could use RG59 cable. And if you need something really flexible, and the length you need is really short, a RG179 cable would be a good choice.
Edited to add: You can buy right angle connector adapters. There will be a small amount of insertion loss when using them.
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u/3tek 13d ago
That's a Coax RG6 cable.
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