BIGtec

Every BIGtec accessory reviewed here

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  BIGtec 10 m Cat 7 cord, S/FTP PIMF, copper named, length printed on the boot

  The cord on this shelf whose screening is written as a code rather than as a letter or two, with copper named for the conductor and the length printed on the boot so a bundle can be read a year later.

  Category

  Cat 7 — stated in the title and in three bullets, with claimed compatibility downward and upward to Cat 5, Cat 5e, Cat 6 and Cat 6A. No operating frequency is printed anywhere on the page

  Conductor material

  Copper — stated in the first bullet, which calls the cord a copper cable, and again in the third, which names a high-grade inner conductor. No purity figure and no strand count are given

  Conductor construction

  Not published on the listing — the maker names the pairs as twisted and screened individually, and never says whether each conductor is a single core or a bundle of strands

  Shielding code

  S/FTP with PIMF — stated in the title, and explained in the first bullet as one screen per pair inside one overall screen. It is the only shielding statement on this shelf written as a code with its arrangement spelled out beside it

  Length

  10 m — stated in the title, and printed on the cord itself: the third bullet says the length is marked at the plug, and the fourth says it appears on the boot

  Sheath material

  Not published on the listing — the outer jacket is given a colour, white, and never a material

  Boot type

  A moulded strain-relief boot with a latch guard — stated in the third and fourth bullets, which name both the kink protection and a guard over the retaining tab

  Connector plating

  Gold-plated contact surfaces — stated in the third and fourth bullets, on shielded RJ45 plugs the fourth bullet describes as blue. No plating thickness appears

  Amazon reference

  B00IHIZK9S (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)

  EAN

  4051687014367

  • The shielding is written as a code and then explained, rather than left as three capital letters
  • Copper is named for the conductor, which two cords on this shelf never do
  • No operating frequency, so the category stands on its own with no number behind it

  Best for: A cabinet or a run behind a desk where cords get traced by hand later, and where a screened cable is meeting screened hardware at both ends.

  ≈ 10 €

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  BIGtec Hirose TM31 plug, Cat 6a to 500 MHz, AWG 24-27, cable 6.6 mm, pack of 100

  The only plug on this shelf identified by its own manufacturer and part reference rather than by a house name, published at a single sheath diameter of 6.6 mm and stated outright as not for flat ribbon cable.

  Category rating

  Cat 6a to 500 MHz — stated in the second bullet, with Cat 6, 6a and 7 cable named in the title. ISO/IEC 11801 is named in the third bullet, together with PoE conformity to 802.3af and use in 10 Gigabit networks

  Solid or stranded compatibility

  Not published on the listing — the gauge window is written as AWG 24-27 without the conductor-count suffix that would carry the answer, and neither construction is named in the five bullets

  Shielded or unshielded

  Shielded — stated in the third bullet, with gold-plated contacts named alongside

  Accepted conductor diameter

  AWG 24-27 — stated in the title and again in the second bullet. No millimetre figure is given for the conductor

  Accepted cable diameter

  6.6 mm — stated in the second bullet as a single figure rather than a range. It is the only outside diameter on this shelf quoted without a tolerance either side of it

  Load bar presence

  Supplied — the first bullet lists an insertion guide with the plug and the boot, as the three things in the packet

  Pass-through or standard body

  Standard — the plug is identified as a Hirose TM31 and nothing on the page describes conductors emerging at the front or being trimmed flush

  Pack quantity

  One hundred — stated in the title

  Amazon reference

  B01LYUHUOK (same reference on 2 Amazon marketplaces)

  EAN

  4051687021129

  • The plug is identified by its own maker and part reference, which nothing else here does
  • States what it will not take — flat ribbon cable — rather than leaving the shape unmentioned
  • Solid or stranded is not stated, and the gauge notation carries no suffix to imply it

  Best for: Round screened cable of a known diameter, where the plug reference itself is what has to be matched to an existing installation.

  ≈ 92 €

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  BIGtec Cat 6a shielded keystone jack, solid AWG26/1-22/1 and stranded AWG26/7-24/7, pack of 4

  The only listing in this hub that gives two conductor windows instead of one, naming a solid range for installation cable and a separate stranded range for patch cable — which is the distinction this whole shelf turns on.

  Category rating

  Cat 6a, Class EA — stated in the title and in the third bullet, with 500 MHz and 10 Gbit Ethernet quoted. The title adds that it suits Cat 7 cable

  Termination method

  Toolless snap-in onto an insulation-displacement strip — stated in the first and second bullets, where the cable is clamped into the module and the cover snapped shut with no tool. The fourth bullet publishes two conductor windows for it, one per construction: solid installation cable from AWG26/1 to AWG22/1, and stranded patch conductors from AWG26/7 to AWG24/7. The third bullet adds colour coding to EIA/TIA 568 A and B

  Shielded or unshielded

  Shielded — stated in the title and the third bullet, in a zinc die-cast body with a 360-degree screen contact

  Module depth

  Not published on the listing — no dimension of any kind appears. The fifth bullet names the destinations instead: keystone panels, keystone outlets, distribution panels, housings and mounting frames with a keystone aperture

  Angled or straight body

  Not published on the listing — nothing describes the direction the cable leaves the module, and no exit angle is given

  Colour options

  Not published on the listing — the only colour coding named is the EIA/TIA 568 A and B wiring order on the termination strip

  Pack quantity

  Four — stated in the title

  Accessories included

  Not published on the listing — the fifth bullet lists what the modules go into, all of it sold separately, and names nothing supplied in the packet

  Amazon reference

  B09NJQFNZM (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)

  EAN

  4051687052932

  • Publishes two conductor windows, one per construction, which nothing else on this shelf does
  • Names three PoE tiers by name rather than claiming PoE support in general
  • No depth, on a module going into a back box whose depth is fixed

  Best for: An installation that terminates fixed runs and made-up leads into the same kind of module, and needs both windows checked against the drum.

  ≈ 13 €

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  BIGtec four-port Cat 6a mini panel, IDC strips for 22–26 AWG, wall, desk or DIN rail

  The panel for a cupboard that has no rack in it: four shielded Cat 6a ports in a small metal box that screws to a wall, a desk edge or a length of trunking, with a DIN rail adapter as a fourth option.

  Port count

  Four — stated in the title and in the second bullet, which describes four shielded RJ45 sockets. It is the smallest panel on this shelf by a factor of three

  Rack units

  Not published on the listing, and there is nothing to publish: this is not a rack panel. The fourth bullet names wall, desk, cable trunking and DIN rail mounting instead, the last of them needing an adapter, and says screw holes are provided

  Termination method

  Insulation-displacement strips — the third bullet names four IDC strips for round installation cable of 22 to 26 AWG. The panel is terminated from the back with a punch-down tool, not populated with modules

  Category rating

  Cat 6a — stated in the title and in the first bullet, with the second citing ISO/IEC 11801 for the sockets and listing compatibility with Cat 5, Cat 6, Cat 6a, Cat 7 and Cat 8 cable. No frequency figure appears anywhere

  Shielded or unshielded

  Shielded — stated in the second bullet, which describes the four sockets as screened, with the first naming a metal housing. No earthing point is named

  Rear management bar

  Not published on the listing — no cable management bar is named. On a box this size the cable arrives directly at the IDC strips, and the fourth bullet describes screw holes rather than any strain relief arrangement

  Labelling provision

  Not published on the listing — no labelling strip, no window and no marker field is named. Four ports is few enough to remember and there is nothing on the page to write on

  Fixings supplied

  Supplied — the fifth bullet lists the delivery as the four-port mini panel, an instruction sheet and fixing material. The DIN rail adapter named in the fourth bullet is not in that list

  Amazon reference

  B0G5GXGTSC (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)

  EAN

  4051687063358

  • Four mounting options, of which three need no rack at all
  • Fixing material and an instruction sheet are both listed in the delivery
  • The DIN rail option needs an adapter that is not in the delivery list

  Best for: A four-room house where the cable arrives in a meter cupboard and there is no rack to put anything in.

  ≈ 20 €

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