atcomsystems.ca/forum Forums Wiring - Telecom Carriers - Trunks & Services Cabling Telephones Systems Wiring What did I do wrong?

Okay, so I know there's a lot I need to learn. The best way for me to learn is to do. Rather than muck around with an existing install, I decided to create my own "lab" to understand things which I don't. In this case, using a 66 block to use one telephone line for multiple jacks (as in house wiring, for example).



It's simple, it works for the moment, and I used it scrounging what I could find around here.

What I'm wondering is, if I were to redo this, what would I need to redo? Obviously, I'm missing the feed (I did have it punched down earlier), but color codes, cross connects, everything.

I'm quite eager to learn installation and such, and there's a long way to go, and I'm slowly collecting books and such, but I figure this is still the best way for me to learn.

Thanks!

The feed would come in on the left side. If you want both jacks to have the same line, you would need to loop the wire through two pairs on the left side.
Put bridge clips on the center set of clips. Your jacks are connected just fine.

Okay, so bridge clips, and lop the wire through the two pairs on the left side. I have them looped on the right side (don't have any bridge clips). I was kind of following this link . The diagram confused me a bit, and truthfully, I haven't read the article in its entirety.

The block you're using does not look like a split block, so you couldn't use bridge clips. The block in your link is a split block and they are using the g/r b/y to loop the first two pairs of the terminated 4 pair. I'd do as Jeff suggested. Using a split block terminate your stations on the right side, loop your line on the left and bridge clip.

That is correct. It looks like you had the feed punched down on the left side next to the pair of cross connect.
In a telco RJ21X, the lines are brought in on the left side. Bridge clips go on the center set of pins, and the customer connects on the right side. The bridge clips connect the two sides together and are removed for troubleshooting purposes.

My eyes must be bad because I thought it was a splt block...

I don't know Jeff just doesn't look like one to me. It might be I don't really understand what the v/bl jumper is doing. I see no feed. If it is a split block and just for diagram purposes the jumper is his bridge clip.

It's a split block, if by split block left and right side are separate. I had to take it apart to confirm.

The feed (like from the telco) I removed before I took the picture, and was on the left side.. The v/bl jumper is acting the bridge clip. But, for the bottom jack, I'm bouncing right off the punches above it on the right side. You can kinda see it in the picture.

That said, I don't know if I'm following any sort of color code, other than that tip/ring should be correct.

To be honest, I don't see the point of using a 66 block for such a simple installation setup. :shrug:

Real world? Probably isn't much point. But, from a testing and learning perspective, I figure it can't hurt.