Are these pins normal for an ethernet port?

11 Comments

  1. HyenaComprehensive94

    If it works, it works. If it doesnt, it doesnt.

  2. Limp_Armadillo_1860

    Short awnser = no, they are not normal.

    Long awnser = the pins are bent yes, but the connector should still make good contact, best to run a speed test and see if your speeds tops out at 10mb/s or 100mb/s, its kinda complicated to explain but if you got a 1 gig rated cable and cut 1 wire the speed drops by a factor of 10

  3. kingpin_skinny_

    This is a port on a transceiver used to transmit a video signal

  4. ioncloud9

    Yes this looks normal. Some Ethernet ports have alternating curved pins like this. Those act like a spring. What matters is the contact point which is at the top of the connector and all 8 pins will make contact here. If a pin was broken off or at a shallower angle you’d have a problem but I see no issue here.

  5. ApolloWasMurdered

    Yeah, some sockets have 2 curved pins. I think it’s to put some pressure on the plug, so it maintains better contact.

  6. MrSwiftCoyote

    It looks normal. I work with these everyday.

  7. Mars_Bear2552

    RJ45 pins arent supposed to be bent, but it should make contact still

  8. SpudleyUK

    Does this transceiver support POE, if so then possibly the curved pins will likely receive the power feed.

  9. Ancient-Sweet9863

    They’re not shorting out by touching each other, they don’t appear broke but very used. I’ve seen worse still pulling gigabit speeds.

    Normally they’re all straight like the others but can vary at times.

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