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multiple lines on a 66 block
Cat5e will replace telephone wire eventually once all the old school phone teks retire or die off witch ever comes first...time to turn in your staple guns boys http://www.contact-directconnect.com/never%20staple%20Cat5e.JPG don't even think of installing phone wire Cat5e doen't cost much more... -
multiple lines on a 66 block
66 blocks are old school and should beroved and replaced with something that is cat5e old quad and 3 pair wire should also be replaced with cat5e telephone works well on cat5e . Data does not work well on telephone wire evolve -
can you split a CAT6 into two T1 cables?
If only 4 wires (2 pair) or pins are being used. Because there are 8 conductors in a cable it is entirely possible and more economical to run two T1's on the same cable as long as the wall data jacks are side by side. Here is how to run two 10Base-T drops on one line... -
Patch Panel vs. Cross Connecting
Wall mount jumper wire systems are the best and easiest to add cables later. You get more for your money $$$$$ Note: Most contractors install voice and data patch panels, that are actually a number of independent networks, each doing its own thing, over there own set of wires and cables. The... -
How to test Power Fail Lines and Bypass Unit
try turning off the power and see if the "power fail by-pass actually works ... sounds to simple -
Alarm Systems
My experience with Alarm companies is ! They should take a cabling course or something . They do crappy work -
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Running Voice & Data on one cat5
Having more than one cat5 is a good thing, with TV comming from the phone company they are recommending installing 3 cat5e to each location one cat5 for voice only blue pair being used one cat5 for data only green & orange pairs being used one cat5 for TV only green & orange pairs being... -
Alarm Systems
I was called to repair this alarm the phone line was cutting in and out or on and off.. Notice the mouse crap in the box It was a easy fix ! first I shot the mouse living in the equipment box or can. They plugged the hole so no more mice could get in , they where running across the circuit... -
Help/Opinion For Rewiring
looks pretty easy you can share the alarm line but fire usually its on its own. 66 blocks went (flintstone) obsolete in 1980 I do work for some US based companies and they prefer 66 blocks bix is better
