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two points:

66M50 blocks are less than ten bucks.

A patch panel is the wrong hardware.

Not almost wrong, or almost correct.

Exactly incorrect.

The fact that you need to try to kludge something to make it work is the best evidence that it's not designed to do what you think it does. But don't listen to me, I only have 48 years of experience with this stuff.

Disclaimer:

Probably belongs in the pictures of ugly work thread, but this setup is over 10 yrs old and was done back while I was in high school.

I have always hated daisy-chaining:

You cannot troubleshoot multiple points if the points cannot isolated.

But you can add the isolation points using a 66 block and 2-positioning bridging clips.

Mrbostn

You've come to the right place for help and understand that the answers given above are correct and based on reason.. Just as a true mechanic doesn't use a cresent wrench to turn bolts but opts to use the proper sized wrench...and a finish carpenter doesn't use a sledge to drive finish nails.... With the same thought, installers do not use a cat5e patch panel for that application unless a SPECIFIC need dictates it.. Do yourself a favor (and a future installer) and install a 66 block.. IMHO, using anything else and you might as well twist them together with a red wire nut...

actually I don't think you would want to use anything larger than an orange nut :rofl:

I knew that oranges had navels, but I didn't know they had nuts. Learn sumfin every day.

"I knew that oranges had navels, but I didn't know they had nuts. Learn sumfin every day."
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:rofl: :rofl:

Can someone provide a good picture of how it should be done?

Google did not produce anything that is good, although there were a couple of decent ones.

Some of you guys are starting to be a bit anal retentive. Do it my way or else type stuff.

Don't drive the guests away with your BS "use a 66 block" statements. IDC is perfectly good for voice OR data and if he wants to daisy chain and use Cat-5e patch cords to multiple POTS lines, who elected you expert of the month? I wasn't doing Cat-5e 48 years ago, or 39 years ago for that matter. I think it was DTA's and wire wrap blocks.

@Cepega. I can probably get you a picture of one of my panels that I did the daisy chain to.
I'll try to post it up by Wednesday.

Carl

The original post from mrbostn has apparently been answered since he hasn't posted in the last 5 days. Cepega was the one who supplied the pictures of the patch panels that were installed 10 years ago and still working. From his last post, I'm guessing that he's looking for a pictorial of an installation utilizing 66 blocks and bridging clips by an A-R installer.