On 1 Nov 2016 04:11:03 GMT, "DoN. Nichols"
wrote:


And I remember cringing as a kid, when I saw the phone repairman with
the big fat bundle of tiny wires all splayed out.

But the phone company has a good system for keeping track of the
wires. 25 pair per sub-bundle, with each pair being made of a
particular pair of colors, and beyond that, a pair of colored thread
bundles wrapped around that, to distinguish bundles, following the same
color pattern.

Ayup, 25 pair/50 pair/200 pair...tons of fun to wire a frame or old
1A2 keysystem.

I still have a dozen or more 66 blocks out in one of the storage
drawers...and of course, my punch down tools.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_down_tool

https://www.amazon.com/Fluke-Network..._6396135011_18

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/66_block

I got out of it before the rise of the 110 blocks..but I still keep my
hand in it, so I deal with them now and then.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/110_block


The fun ones were more recent ones which had all the wires
embedded in clear silicone grease -- really messy to handle.

Overhead or direct burial cables..that silicone is worse than
snot...never did find a decent solvent to clean up a cable after I
opened one....had to wipe each and every wire..in 50 conductor
bundles....yetch!!!


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