[GreenKeys] Tip - Sleeve Cords on eBay...

[Don Robert House]

Hi Duncan,

In some jack-fields these cords might not work well but It depends on  
the jacks you plug them into.  Most of mine work just fine.
However I am using a telco T1 carrier patch panel and I have hand  
selected most  of the jacks that are in it.
The older 63C1 loop switchboards would not work real well with these  
cords.
That being said I used these cords at the museum in California in a  
63C1 and they worked okay with very few exceptions.

The older designed rounded tip sleeve cords are hard to find these  
days and when they become available the sellers want a good price.
The same goes for 310 Weco type jacks and plugs.  Very hard to come  
by.  The stereo cables do not work in a 310 TRS jack.

Most applications have changed to Bantam.  And most of these plugs are  
plated in nickel or gold so they work well for just about anything.
The nice part about the new plated plugs is you seldom have to worry  
about cleaning them.

Don, K9TTY


On 23 Oct 2008, at 7:26 PM, Duncan M. Brown wrote:

Note that these are "modern" plugs.  They do not work well with older  
(M19,
WWII ) jacks that used a plug with  a rounder tip.

  --Duncan, K2OEQ


> [Original Message]
> From: Don Robert House <k9tty at dls.net>
> To: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: Bob Camp <pb at cq.nu>
> Date: 23-Oct-08 16:06:23
> Subject: [GreenKeys] Tip - Sleeve Cords on eBay...
>
> These tip sleeve patch cords might come in handy for some of you.
>
> On eBay Item #220289537717
>
> Seller has 100 percent rating.
>
> 73,
> Don
> K9TTY
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