Re: Stupid Lexcom Questions Approaching.....

[Ben Addison Ltd <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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I think i have a few of the plates in my unit from a lexcom job i did a
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as for the punch down tool, you don't need one. all you need to do is lay
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If you send me your address i can send you a couple of plates out FOC.=0D
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On Sun Jul 26 20:51 , 'Geoff Forwood' <geoff_forwood@xxxxxxx>
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>It's been a long time since I've visited the group (I'm normally
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building) but now I'm running out of building work and SWMBO is nagging
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>We have Lexcom cable installed throughout and mostly running back to a
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which will one day be Node-0. There is a cable running from where the BT
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socket is up to this cupboard (where I would like to plug in the telephone
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>Sparky gave me one of these the last time I saw him:=0D
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>http://www.ibn-01.com/intelligenthome/product/156/lexcom-home-wideband-rj4=
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>and a plastic fascia with a square hole in it but nothing that actually
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standard back box (i.e. I would assume a plate with screws). I assume I
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connect one end of my Lexcom cable into the back of this connector (do I
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>Then I obviously need a plug on the other end to fit the BT master
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>Again, does the crimping tool make this easier?=0D
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>Then Lexcom sell a cable stripping tool. Is this useful/essential?:=0D
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>And to add to the confusion they also sell these:=0D
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>Do I need to put one of these in the BT master socket first?=0D
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>Finally, when I come to play with the rest of the cables I need to find
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>As you can see I haven't got the foggiest and hence why we still have a
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untouched data cables all over the house. Getting the phone line to work
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>Many many many thanks and apologies for being dim.=0D
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