Correct wiring of a T1 Loop

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Correct wiring of a T1 Loop #614123 11/13/17 02:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 148 Buffalo, NY, USA igadget Member
igadget Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 148 Buffalo, NY, USA	This is a basic thing but its been a while and I'm doubting my memory based on all of the dumb things I see on the internet. This weekend I helped a customer replace 45 T's for their call center so they could move some dialers. In the process they mentioned that the loops they use on their inactive mux ports were touchy, They were all hand made 8p8c with cross connect, probably some were not using plugs rated for solid core wire or with a smaller gauge wire than the plug was rated for which always leads to this kind of touchiness issue. I was looking online for a seller of molded body, rather than hand made plugs, to end the issue once and for all. But then I noticed that all of the plugs were one of two ways and I can't find a reference that I can trust about which is the correct wiring. One of the below is not great because it flips polarity the return pair. Pinout 1: . . . . 1 to 4 and 2 to 5 1 OW/O 2 O/OW 3 4 OW/O 5 O/OW 6 7 8 Pinout 2: . . . . 1 to 5 and 2 to 4 1 OW/O 2 O/OW 3 4 O/OW 5 OW/O 6 7 8 Does anyone know of a good part number to use for something molded and wired correctly? About me: 8 years of network support 7 years IT field service Always looking for the next project to be done.

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Re: Correct wiring of a T1 Loop igadget #614124 11/13/17 02:42 PM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 17,738 Likes: 25 Western Nebraska justbill Member
justbill Member Joined: May 2002 Posts: 17,738 Likes: 25 Western Nebraska	If they want factory made I just google T1 loopback plug and found a bunch of sites. Retired phone dude

Re: Correct wiring of a T1 Loop igadget #614130 11/13/17 04:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 15,391 Likes: 14 Fayetteville, NC EV607797 Moderator-Vertical, Vodavi, 1A2, Outside Wire
EV607797 Moderator-Vertical, Vodavi, 1A2, Outside Wire Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 15,391 Likes: 14 Fayetteville, NC	Both pinouts you showed are correct, since the circuits are not polarity-sensitive. As long as the transmit pair is looped over to the receive pair, that's all that matters. Ed Vaughn, MBSWWYPBX

Re: Correct wiring of a T1 Loop igadget #614132 11/13/17 05:26 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 5,058 Likes: 5 NYC Silversam Moderator-1A2, Cabling
Silversam Moderator-1A2, Cabling Joined: May 2007 Posts: 5,058 Likes: 5 NYC	What Ed said.... We always made our own 8P8C LB plugs (and purchased the ones for the ADC backfields).Never had a problem. Sam "Where are we going and why are we in this hand basket?"