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New TXM Fiber Optic Cleaning Tools in Stock!
At TXM, we’re not just committed to providing you with top-quality and low-priced Coaxial, Ethernet, and Fiber Optic cables and accessories to keep your operations running smoothly. We also want to give you the tools to make sure your equipment stays clean and functional! Even in the cleanest environments, fiber connectors will encounter dirt and dust eventually, and these contaminants will have an adverse effect on the effectiveness of that piece of equipment.
In darker times,
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24th Mar 2015
Why 50 Micron Gold Plating is Important
A strong, stable and speedy ethernet connection is the result of many factors – network speed and cable quality are certainly among these. Also at the top of this list is the plating of the connectors on the RJ45 plug. The connectors on the plug maintain the signal connection between the cable and connection device, whether an internet router, modem, data patch panel or any other device needed for an ethernet connection. To maintain conductivity the connectors are made of various kinds of metals
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24th Mar 2015
CMR, CMP, and Direct-Burial Cable— What’s the Difference?
So you've already read up on the difference between CAT5 and CAT6 cables, and have chosen the right one for your job. But when you begin shopping you notice a variety of options in cable jackets. What’s more, their names have acronyms and words you haven’t seen before, like CMR and Plenum. Don’t worry though, we here at TXM are here to break these various terms down so you know exactly what cable you’ll be getting.To get started, we need to understand from where each of these cable jacke
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24th Mar 2015
How to Make Your Own Ethernet Cables
Ethernet cables are one of the most important tools in any home or office network. Whether it’s CAT5e or CAT6 (Don’t know the difference? Check out our blog post HERE to learn more) Ethernet cables give us fast, dependable, and convenient connection to the internet, allowing us to interface with people from around the world and speed up our business interactions. But sometimes you may need a custom length of cable, not easily found with connectors, or perhaps you’ve accidently damaged an e
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24th Mar 2015
Low Loss Coaxial Cable- The Basics
HistoryCoaxial Cable, patented in 1880 by Oliver Heaviside, was one of the first shielded cable designs in history. Originally invented to combat radio interference, this cable has proven its usefulness by remaining a mainstay in the telecommunications world for over 100 years. RG Coaxial Cable proved very useful in combatting the radio interference, but technology progressed and more radio interference and even electromagnetic interference began to overcome the older designs of cable. Of cou
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24th Mar 2015