Re: MMJ Stranded

[G. Morgan <sealteam6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob La Londe Wrote:

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>"G. Morgan" <sealteam6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Bob La Londe Wrote:
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>>>Just sent them a message.
>>>
>>>For those who don't know.  MMJ is an offset locking tab modular connector
>>>that looks similar to an RJ-12 phone cord plug.  It has 6 pins.  Stranded
>>>type pins puncture the connectors through the center, and solid type pins
>>>skin the insulation off the sides.  If you have good eyes or good reading
>>>glasses and plastic isn't to fogged and scratched from riding around in a
>>>box in your truck you can see the difference through the plastic.
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>> What are they used for?
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>They are used where you want a quick modular connection, but don't want
>people to be able to plug a phone into it.  In this case they are on the end
>of the cable for a wired remote for a multiplexer.

Ah, clever.  Never heard of that method. ;)

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