[GreenKeys] Little Army Patch panel: Cable color codes?

[Don Robert House]

Hi Roy,

I have been very busy getting my computer back on line.

The best way to clean plugs is with a plug cleaning machine like the 
one I have at the museum.  They have not been made for many years 
however, as the industry now nickel plates the plugs.  The two 
conductor plugs used on the 63C1 loop switchboard are actually 
TIP-SLEEVE
as there is no RING.  If you totally disassemble a 310 Plug you will 
see why the terms are used.  There is a tip, a ring, and the outer 
sleeve.

Get ahold of some white cotton shoe laces for athletic shoes.  Tie one 
end to something stationary.  Stick the dirty plug in a can of paste 
metal polish or a dish of BRASSO.  Then wrap the shoe lace around the 
plug once and hold onto the end of the lacing.  Run the plug back and 
forth until all of the tarnish is off the plug.  You should keep 
running the plug back and forth until the plug is totally clean of 
tarnish and polish.

Don KC9HMJ since April 18, 2005 ;-)

Bell System retired.  1966-1996


On May 6, 2005, at 3:12 PM, Roy Morgan wrote:

> At 05:44 PM 5/2/2005, Roy Morgan wrote:
>>> 2) A little wooden box with 5 rows of 6 jacks
>>
>> This thing turns out to be:
>>  - AT&T Telephone Test Board 392-2301
>> or:
>>  - 63C1 Telephone Loop Switchboard
>
>
> Greenkeyers,
>
> I have had a success scanning the tiny label inside the cover of this 
> thing: again it has four rows of four jacks: four normalled circuits 
> each with two looping jacks and one set jack, and four separate "MISC" 
> jacks for whatever else. I'd be glad to send to anyone the image of 
> the label which tells about the circuits, the patch cord, and the 
> terminal assignments.
>
>  I may not get to hook it up for a little while, but it looks like 
> this little jack panel will be very useful for patching a modest 
> number of loop things to other things, and provide for plenty of 
> flexibility.
>
> Now to find some more of those nice WE cloth covered patch cables with 
> Tip and Ring plugs like PL-055's.  (I have just a few so far.)
>
> Does anyone have suggestions about cleaning/restoring those patch 
> cables?
> - washing machine?
> - bucket with dainty fabric cleaner or Woolite?
>
> Roy
>
> - Roy Morgan, K1LKY since 1959 - Keep 'em Glowing!
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