3 Oct
2007
3 Oct
'07
2:38 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
What is the connector over there? I remember seeing RJ11/14 connectors
in India, in certain places.
It's something called a 'BT 600' plug IIRC. COnceptially it's like an
RJ11, in that there are metal contacts on one face of the plug that mate
with spring contacts in the socket, but while the RJ11 os almost square
seen end-on, the BT plug is much wider than it's high (say a 2:1 ratio).
the cotnacts (6 positions, for most domestic installations only the
centre 4 are fitted) are on one of the long faces, the latch is on one of
the short sides. Which side the latch is on indicates whether it's a
'line' or 'handset' connector I think. This conenctor is always white,
there was (I've not seen one for years) similar black connector with
different key notches (so you could not fit that in a telephone socket or
vice versa) which was used for 'data' applicaitons, I believe the
Sinclair QL had them for serial and joystick ports.
I would think any of the UK electronic compoent distributors would have a
picture on their web sites. Try http://www.rswww.com/ or
http://www.farnell.com/
Making an
MMJ cable is a piece of cake. Just take the retention clip
off of the RJ11 at the end of a phone cord. Crimp an RJ45 on the other
Rememeber the OP (and I) are in the UK. The standard telephone connector
over here is not an RJ11 or snythig like that. I suppose I have a lot of practice, but I can strip,
order, cut and
crimp and RJ45 for ethernet in about 30 seconds. It takes longer than
that for my iron to warm up.
Ah, when I'm doing hardware hacking (i.e. almost all the time) my iron is
always turned on. I know I am going to need it.
-tony