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#449931 11/03/08 06:46 AM
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Are 66 blocks able to pass data on? I have a cat5 cable terminated on a 66 block. There is no length left in the cable so instead of splicing I was wondering if I could just come off the 66 block and run to a patch panel. Will this work??

(cable cant be run again)

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sounds like you don't have much choice so I would try it , it should work
most new Siemons blocks are cat5 rated , seems to me the issue is going to be how it was terminated
(was the twist kept tight to the pins or unwrapped )

I would prefer to pull it from the block ,terminate it to a jack and then use a long patch cord to the switch


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You do punch them down different, it looks like it'd be a pain. My opinion is the making the punch opposite of each other would have little or no effect. I'm sure someone had a brain storm for the reason for doing it. Like Skip said they are CAT5 rated.


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But not CAT5e. If it's only one cable though I wouldn't even worry about it.

Have you thought about putting a keystone jack on the end of it and pressing a plug on the end of a piece of cable and run that over to the patch panel?

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As reported above Siemon's 66 Blocks were rated Cat5 - but to get that you hd to keep the twist on the cable all the way, run the pair into the middle of the pins and turn the tip up and the ring down.

I would test it first. See if it works and what it tests out at.

Or do what Hal said. Tht might not be pretty, but it would work. Is there no slack in the ceiling that you could pull out? Or rerun to gain a few extra feet?

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The Siemon S66M1-50 is Cat5e contrary to what was said above.
If you wanted to keep it "modular", you could get the TESTAR-8A-C5 and use a regular patch cord. That simply slides onto the pins of the 66 block.

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Basically it is a house remodeled for business. The "phone closet" is in a small cubby above a counter. They pulled the cable up thru the wall out a hole and into the back of a 66 block. There isnt really any room at all to add in blocks and I would hate to see what it would look like with jacks as a coupling. Its only six cables so I guess that wouldnt be terrible. They are already on blocks so I was hoping it would work.

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What about using a patch panel that fits a 66 block bracket? Do you have enough room to reterminate the cables?


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Jeff's idea might work if you have the slack
allentel makes one that you can access for the side


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Go ahead and do it. Looks like your hands are tied. Believe me, it'll work just fine. All they are going to use it for is internet anyway. Only a CG would worry about that block being there.

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