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Würth Elektronik Watts Up Podcast


Oct 7, 2021

Modular jacks (MJ) connectors and cables are broadly used to bring Ethernet signal up to 10 Gb/s depending on the category of the product. It is also possible to deliver power through it with PoE. In this episode, we will study if recommendations for the WE-MJ connectors can be extended up to Type 4 and demonstrate the capabilities of modular jacks in case they are accidently used as a disconnector product in a PoE application.

Download this Application Note, Hot Plugging of PoE Modular Jacks (ANE008), at www.we-online.com/appnotes or click here.

Figure 1:

Contact Resistance Change vs. Mating Cycle Under Load at 1.5A