6 Sep
2013
6 Sep
'13
2:44 p.m.
> No, generally one should not use a smaller modular
plug in a larger
> modular jack. Most plugs do not have relief slots next to the
> outermost contacts and the polycarbonate plug body will permanently
> deform the outer contacts in the modular jack.
This would be a reason to avoid using (eg) a 4p4c plug in a 6p6c jack.
But I don't see it as a reason to avoid using, eg, a 4p4c plug in a
6p4c or 6p2c jack. Is there something else I'm missing?
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