[GreenKeys] Teletype Loops

[John Spigel]

If you have metal shells on the two wire T&S jacks you can put a heat 
shrink tubing sleeve over the shells leaving about an inch extra long to 
reinforce the cable end. This keeps similar to original TT design and 
reduces shocks.

Remember to use the fiber insulator washers for the 1/4" socket plugs or 
mount on insulated plates.

RG58 makes a durable cable and you probably already have some.

Always float the loop when possible. More than grounding in one place 
causes problems. Many terminal units have one end common to the panel.

73, John W1AN

On 11-Jul-24 17:23, Nick England wrote:
> Tom's photos reminded me of one advantage to using TRS jacks (as opposed 
> to my Navy patch panel with TS jacks) - you can grab hold of the plug 
> shell without worry!
> Cheers,
> Nick
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 12:45 PM Tom Hunter <tomhenryhunter at gmail.com 
> <mailto:tomhenryhunter at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> 
>     On what kind of patching to use, I would agree with Harold H. on
>     this one. In addition to tip/ring jacks I use a lot of
>     tip/ring/sleeve jacks. Like Harold, I buy 4 x 4 electrical boxes and
>     plates. Usually I mount two rows of three TRS jacks on them for two
>     loops. If I need more loops, I make more boxes and mount them side
>     by side. I use cat-5 for four loops.
> 
> 
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