Yes, field termination is mostly for permanent installations, but luckily, there are also proper "industrial" connectors that are field terminable. Such as Hart

Yes, field termination is mostly for permanent installations, but luckily, there are also proper "industrial" connectors that are field terminable. Such as Harting's PreLink M12 connector: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35DKv6bhadI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35DKv6bhadI When I say "industrial", I mean for home use, of course. There is obviously a lot of potential for a more robust yet cost effective and practical connector for home use. Field termination being no excuse. First off, even metal 8P8C connectors have plastic tabs. If single-pair ethernet ever takes off, the "industrial" M8 push-pull connector seems a good one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_over_twisted_pair#Connectors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_over_twisted_pair#Con...