I was trained and--with over 30 years experience--continue to place flush mounted jacks clipside down (contacts at top of port). But more and more I see RJ45 jacks shown "upside down" with contacts on bottom and plug clip on top. Does anyone know if official practices (whatever that means) are changed now? I still say clip down will stay cleaner longer.
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Flush mount orientation?
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sounds like we both went to the same school
contacts up so dirt an moisture dosnt get to them
remeber the old crest jacks that had the doors to keep dust out ?
I recently installed some ICC angled facelates that were made so the contacts had to go down
I too would be interested in what current thought is on this
contacts up so dirt an moisture dosnt get to them
remeber the old crest jacks that had the doors to keep dust out ?
I recently installed some ICC angled facelates that were made so the contacts had to go down
I too would be interested in what current thought is on this
I usually go contacts up UNLESS the mount is behind a desk or in a place hard to get. It is easier to disconnect and reconnect it tight places. You have got me going...I am gonna start a side mount campaign to end this entire debate.
In the future everything will work...
In the future everything will work...
franklin97355
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NX01: Pin one up or pin one down?
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I thought this was going to be easy, but what'd I know? I have no idea what Franklin's talkin' about. Maybe I'm dense...never mind pin #s. Let me rephrase: Is it your practice to mount flush jacks such that the clip notch is on the bottom, making the contacts on the roof of the port? Seems to me, as has been observed, that the contacts are better protected that way. But I see more and more instances--both in the field and in literature-- where that's turned over.
If the clip is up and something falls down on it it could make the connection loosen- but look like it is plugged in. This is a big problem with modular furniture in front of flush wall jacks. The angled jacks provide a profiled angle to not smash the cable at the plug end when furniture is pushed up to the wall. They have now been making plug strips & extension cords with flat heads for the same reason.
The proper way & standard for the past 20 years is pins up, clip down.
The reference to the electrical outlets with the ground pin up- is the principle if something(especially metal) falls down on- and the plug was not seated entirely. The object would not short the plug thus tripping the breaker.
Hope this helps.
Steve
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The proper way & standard for the past 20 years is pins up, clip down.
The reference to the electrical outlets with the ground pin up- is the principle if something(especially metal) falls down on- and the plug was not seated entirely. The object would not short the plug thus tripping the breaker.
Hope this helps.
Steve
tele-dataservices.com
macphoneguy
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I say Clip Down, Contacts up, 15+ years doing it that way, the only way I would do it without a compelling reason to the contrary,
Definately pins to the top.The only reason I could see mounting upside down would be to make it easier for a customer to connect/disconnect the cord. Otherwise, pins down, and even to the side, your looking for trouble with all of the problems mentioned above.
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