Hi. Does anyone know whether it is important to twist the ends of telephone wires together when joining pairs to make a connection in the telephone jack socket? I've read that it's important to twist the ends of the two wires together a little bit and then insert into the connection block. But then I've read that if you're using an IDC tool to insert your wires that you need to leave the insulation on the wire and insert each one into the block one at a time using the IDC insertion tool. The tool pierces the insulation and creates a good contact join between the wire and the block.
Is this just two ways of doing the same thing? If so, are they the correct ways of doing it and is one way better than the other? It seems like using the IDC tool means that the wires will connect to the block but not "directly" connect to each other, while the original method of twisting them together connects them directly. This minor difference may be irrelevant, but sometimes there are weird physics.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
tasha
Is this just two ways of doing the same thing? If so, are they the correct ways of doing it and is one way better than the other? It seems like using the IDC tool means that the wires will connect to the block but not "directly" connect to each other, while the original method of twisting them together connects them directly. This minor difference may be irrelevant, but sometimes there are weird physics.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
tasha
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