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Four-position, four-contact (4P4C) plug, used for connecting a telephone handset and base Six-position, six-contact (6P6C) jack , which could be wired as RJ11, RJ14, or RJ25335 A registered jack ( RJ ) is a standardized telecommunication network interface for connecting voice and data equipment to a computer service provided by a local exchange ...
telephone set base to handset cord: By de facto standard, this is usually a 4P4C connector. handset cord to handset: The handset end of the straight-through handset cord also uses a 4P4C connector. Some of these may be absent: Wired telephones may not have a separate base and handset.
The first types of small modular telephone connectors were created by AT&T in the mid-1960s for the plug-in handset and line cords of the Trimline telephone. [1] Driven by demand for multiple sets in residences with various lengths of cords, the Bell System introduced customer-connectable part kits and telephones, sold through PhoneCenter stores in the early 1970s. [2]
A typical lineman's handset integrates an earpiece, a mouthpiece, a dialing interface, and a set of test leads for connecting to the telephone circuit. Originally, lineman's handsets featured a rotary dial , but modern sets use some variant of the standard 12-button DTMF keypad and also employ an amplifier for speaker use.
A typical Western Electric hand telephone set of c. 1930. It consists of a handset mounting with the handset held in a cradle, and a subscriber set mounted against a wall or vertical surface in close proximity. Shown is a B1A hand telephone set, also known as the type 102B-3 hand telephone set.
Utility pole with electric lines (top) and telephone cables. Fixed telephone lines per 100 inhabitants, 1997–2007. Cross section of telephone cable of 1,800 twisted pairs, 1922. A telephone line or telephone circuit (or just line or circuit industrywide) is a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system. [1]
An automotive wiring diagram, showing useful information such as crimp connection locations and wire colors. These details may not be so easily found on a more schematic drawing. A wiring diagram is a simplified conventional pictorial representation of an electrical circuit. It shows the components of the circuit as simplified shapes, and the ...
For twisted-pair cabling 8P8C, modular connectors are used (often called RJ45 in this context). For fiber, a variety of connectors are used depending on manufacturer and physical space availability. With 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX, separate twisted pairs are used for the two directions of communication.