HB-DIGITAL

Every HB-DIGITAL accessory reviewed here

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  HB-DIGITAL Cat 6a shielded keystone jack for rigid cable, AWG 22-26, pack counted as twelve and as one

  The biggest pack on this shelf by its title and a single module by its first bullet, sold explicitly for rigid cable and published with a four-gauge conductor window that never says which construction it belongs to.

  Category rating

  Cat 6a — stated in the title and in the first two bullets, with a performance of up to 10 Gbit/s. No frequency and no class designation appear

  Termination method

  Toolless — stated in the first bullet as a quick assembly with no special tool, for a patch panel or a network outlet. The fifth bullet gives the conductor window as AWG 22 to AWG 26, without naming a construction for it. The strip type is not named and no wiring colour order is printed on the page

  Shielded or unshielded

  Fully screened STP — stated in the third bullet against electromagnetic interference, with gold-plated contacts named in the fourth as protection against corrosion

  Module depth

  Not published on the listing — no dimension appears anywhere in the title or the five bullets

  Angled or straight body

  Not published on the listing — nothing describes the direction the cable leaves the module

  Colour options

  Not published on the listing — no body finish is offered, and no wiring colour order is named either

  Pack quantity

  Twelve in the title, one in the first bullet — the page carries both figures for the same product and reconciles neither. Both are reported here and neither is chosen

  Accessories included

  Not published on the listing — the bullets describe the module alone and name nothing supplied alongside it

  Amazon reference

  B08QMZ7W6J (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)

  EAN

  4063328014285

  • The title names the cable type it is for, which no other module on this shelf does
  • Publishes a conductor window across four gauges, from AWG 22 to AWG 26
  • The pack quantity is given twice on one page, as twelve and as one

  Best for: Filling a panel in one purchase, if the seller confirms which of its own two pack figures the packet actually contains.

  ≈ 32 €

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  HB-DIGITAL twelve-port 1U keystone panel supplied with twelve Cat 6a modules, GHMT certified

  A keystone frame that arrives populated rather than empty, with twelve 360-degree screened Cat 6a modules in the same box and a case thickness published in millimetres.

  Port count

  Twelve — stated in the title and in the fifth bullet, which lists a twelve-port panel and twelve Cat 6a RJ45 keystone modules as the contents of the set

  Rack units

  1U — stated in the title. The fifth bullet gives the panel as roughly 220 × 110 × 44 mm, and 44 mm is a rack unit; the 220 mm width matches neither of the two rack conventions the other panels here name, and no mounting width is published anywhere on the page

  Termination method

  A keystone frame with clip-in modules — the fourth bullet describes a clip-in installation needing no special knowledge, and the fifth supplies twelve Cat 6a modules with the panel. How the modules themselves terminate the cable is not published on the listing

  Category rating

  Cat 6a — stated in the title and in the first bullet, which gives up to 10 Gbit/s and 500 MHz. The second says the panel supports installation cable of category 5e, 6, 6a and 7

  Shielded or unshielded

  Fully shielded — stated in the title as STP, with the first bullet describing 360-degree screening on the Cat 6a modules and giving their standard size as 14.5 × 16 mm. No earthing point is named

  Rear management bar

  Not published on the listing — no cable management bar is named. The third bullet describes a metal housing of 1.7 mm thickness and stops there

  Labelling provision

  Not published on the listing — no labelling strip and no marker field is named anywhere, on a panel that arrives with twelve identical modules already fitted

  Fixings supplied

  Not published on the listing — the fifth bullet lists the panel and the twelve modules as the contents of the set, warns in capitals that cable is not included, and names no screws, cage nuts or earthing lead

  Amazon reference

  B0BLZL3TH5 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)

  EAN

  4063328043551

  • Arrives populated: twelve modules and the frame in one order, at one price
  • Publishes the case thickness in millimetres, which no other panel here does
  • No mounting width anywhere, and the dimension given matches neither rack convention

  Best for: A twelve-port installation being built in one go, by someone who would otherwise be ordering a frame from one place and twelve modules from another.

  ≈ 47 €

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  HB-DIGITAL 10 m Cat 7 installation cable, AWG23/1 solid, S/FTP, LSZH, Eca

  Not a patch cord at all but a length of installation cable, and the only listing on this shelf that publishes a conductor gauge — AWG23/1, a solid core, in a halogen-reduced sheath with a fire class printed beside it.

  Category

  Cat 7 — stated in the title and the first bullet, with an operating frequency of up to 600 MHz and support for 10 Gbit/s Ethernet. PoE compatibility is named separately, to IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at

  Conductor material

  A copper mix — stated in the first bullet, which names the conductors as a copper compound rather than as pure copper. It is the only listing on this shelf to describe the metal as a mixture, and no proportion is given

  Conductor construction

  Solid — stated as AWG23/1 in the first bullet, where the figure after the stroke is the conductor count per core. It is the only conductor construction published on this shelf

  Shielding code

  S/FTP — stated in the first bullet as an overall screen with foil around each pair

  Length

  10 m — stated in the title. The cable is sold as a simplex run rather than as a made-up cord

  Sheath material

  LSZH — stated in the fourth bullet as a halogen-reduced outer sheath with reduced smoke and gas emission in a fire, and given a construction-products class of Eca

  Boot type

  Not published on the listing — there are no plugs on this cable and therefore no boots. The fifth bullet names what the ends are meant to meet instead: punch-down terminals, keystone modules, patch panels and network outlets

  Connector plating

  Not published on the listing — nothing is fitted to either end. Whatever plating the link ends up with comes from the modules or plugs an installer terminates it into

  Amazon reference

  B0G5YNNQKT (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)

  EAN

  4063328066871

  • The only listing on this shelf that publishes a conductor gauge, and it publishes the construction with it
  • Names a sheath material and a fire class, which nothing else here does
  • It is not a patch cord: nothing is fitted to either end, and the buyer supplies the termination

  Best for: A fixed run being pulled through a wall or a trunking and terminated into keystone modules or a panel at both ends.

  ≈ 13 €

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  HB-DIGITAL 19-inch 1U shelf, 270 mm deep, 480 × 265 mm usable, no load figure published

  One of only two shelves here to publish a usable surface — 480 by 265 millimetres — and the only one that calls itself heavy-duty in the title and then never says what it carries.

  Rack units

  One — stated in the title and in the third bullet, which says the 1U shelf maximises the available space and improves air circulation

  Mounting depth

  270 mm — stated in the title

  Cantilever or four-post support

  Not published on the listing — the second bullet claims universal compatibility with 19-inch rack frames and a quick installation without special tools, and no bullet says whether the shelf is carried at the front alone or at both ends

  Stated load rating

  Not published on the listing — no weight figure appears anywhere. The title calls the shelf heavy-duty steel sheet and the first bullet describes a robust construction giving a stable and secure platform, without naming a load. Six of the seven shelves here publish a figure

  Vented or solid surface

  Not published on the listing — no perforation and no vent is named. The third bullet credits the shelf with improving air circulation without saying how, and the fourth describes the usable dimensions rather than the surface

  Sliding or fixed

  Not published on the listing — no bullet says whether the shelf bolts in place or runs on slides. The second describes a quick installation and the fifth a solid steel construction with a black coating

  Usable surface dimensions

  480 mm usable width and 265 mm usable depth — stated in the fourth bullet, which offers the shelf for network hardware and audio-visual equipment alike. Two of the seven shelves here publish a usable figure and this is one of them

  Fixings supplied

  Not published on the listing — no screws, cage nuts or washers are listed. The second bullet says the installation is quick and needs no special tool, which describes the effort rather than the contents

  Amazon reference

  B0DDTGFMGM (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)

  EAN

  4063328058241

  • Publishes a usable width and a usable depth, which five of the seven shelves here never do
  • Two hundred and seventy millimetres of depth, more than the two cheaper shelves offer
  • Called heavy-duty in the title with no load figure anywhere on the page

  Best for: A cabinet where the shelf has to be measured before it is bought, and the weight going on it is modest and already known.

  ≈ 18 €

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  HB-DIGITAL 1 m duplex OS2 LC/APC to LC/APC, 9/125 µm, LSZH

  The cheapest lead on this shelf and one of the best documented, with a sub-grade named, both loss figures printed and a connector standard cited by number — and no word at all about which way its two strands are arranged.

  Fibre type

  Single-mode, 9/125 µm — stated in the title and in the first bullet, which calls it a high-grade single-mode fibre patch cable

  Fibre grade

  OS2, with the sub-grade G657.A2 named in brackets in the first bullet. Three of the seven leads on this shelf qualify their grade with a G.65x designation and this is one of them

  Connector types at each end

  LC/APC at both ends — stated in the title and in the first bullet, which names the duplex connectors explicitly

  Simplex or duplex

  Duplex — stated in the title, and described in the third bullet as two 2.0 mm fibre lines in a stable parallel arrangement, quoted as 2 × 2.0 mm, said to suit applications with double or redundant connections

  Polarity arrangement

  Not published on the listing — nothing says whether the pair arrives crossed, and no A or B marking is described anywhere. The third bullet describes the parallel construction and stops there

  Length

  1 m — stated in the title. Three of the seven leads on this shelf are 1 m and this is one of them

  Jacket rating

  LSZH — stated in the title and in the fourth bullet, which spells out Low Smoke Zero Halogen and calls the material flame-retardant and low-smoke, suited to interiors, public buildings and technical installations

  Polish type

  APC — carried by the LC/APC designation at both ends. The first bullet quotes an insertion loss of 0.3 dB or less and a return loss of 60 dB or better, the highest return loss figure published on this shelf

  Armouring

  Not published on the listing — no armour, no steel braid and no rodent protection is named. The fifth bullet offers manufacture to IEC 61754-20, testing of every lead for insertion and return loss, and an operating range of -40 °C to +85 °C instead

  Amazon reference

  B0G1YV54TB (same reference on 4 Amazon marketplaces)

  EAN

  4063328061418

  • Both loss figures are printed, and the return loss figure is the highest quoted here
  • The grade is qualified as G657.A2 rather than left at two characters
  • Polarity is never described, on a duplex lead where it decides whether the link comes up

  Best for: The short hop between a fibre termination point and an ONT, where both ends are already LC/APC and a metre is all the run needs.

  ≈ 7 €

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  HB-DIGITAL 19-inch 12U wall cabinet, 400 mm deep, 170–270 mm mounting depth, 60 kg load

  Twelve rack units on a wall with the one figure most cabinets omit — a mounting depth given as a range rather than a promise — plus a brush strip at the entries and a door that swings clear through 200 degrees.

  Rack units

  Twelve — stated in the title and in the first bullet

  Mounting width

  19-inch — stated in the title and in the first bullet

  Usable internal depth

  A mounting depth adjustable from 170 mm to 270 mm — stated in the first bullet as the range offered for different network devices, inside a cabinet the title gives as 400 mm deep. It is the only cabinet on this shelf to publish its usable depth as a range with both ends named

  Wall or floor mounting

  Wall — stated in the title and in the first bullet, which calls it suitable for wall mounting

  Rail arrangement

  Depth-adjustable across the 170 to 270 mm range named in the first bullet. The number of rails, whether the rear is supported and the hole pattern is not published on the listing

  Door type

  Lockable glass with a 200-degree opening angle — stated in the title and in the second bullet, which gives protection from unauthorised access and easy visual inspection as its two reasons

  Ventilation

  Ventilation slots integrated in the roof for improved air circulation, with a fan described as retrofittable — stated in the fourth bullet. No fan size and no aperture dimension is published on the listing

  Stated load rating

  Up to 60 kg — stated in the title and in the third bullet, alongside a 1.2 mm steel sheet powder-coated in RAL 9005 black

  Cable entries

  In the roof and the floor, with a brush strip — stated in the fifth bullet for clean and flexible cable routing. It is the only brush strip named on this shelf

  Lock type

  Not published on the listing — the glass door is described as lockable in the title and in the second bullet and no lock pattern, key type or barrel is named

  Amazon reference

  B0DK5PTZY8 (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)

  EAN

  4063328056544

  • The mounting depth is published as a range with both ends named, which no other cabinet here does
  • A brush strip at the cable entries, named nowhere else on this shelf
  • Arrives unassembled, stated in the title and nowhere expanded on

  Best for: A twelve-unit wall installation where the deepest device is under 270 mm and somebody is willing to build the cabinet before hanging it.

  ≈ 95 €

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