[rescue] MMJ Question

[Dave McGuire]

On Monday, February 10, 2003, at 06:20 PM, Francisco Javier 
Mesa-Martinez wrote:
> I was wondering about MMJ cabling, is it the same as telephone 
> cabling? It
> seems that it just has the weird top wedge in what seems to be a 
> normal RJ
> whatever telephone plug. Just wondering if I can use normal telephone
> extension cabling (sans the wedge) to connect my VT to a MMJ to
> DB-whatever connector....

   Well, aside from the fact that the connectors are physically 
incompatible.. :-)

   MMJ cabling is just ordinary 6-conductor RJ-style cabling with an 
offset clip.  Regardless of statements to the contrary by various 
uninformed people on various lists, MMJ connectors and the tools 
required to crimp them are readily available from a number of sources.

          -Dave

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