Punch Down block for termination.

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    industeq

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    I have 1 C-Bus cat5 incoming from a dimmer module with a power supply into a large junction box, then from there it will go to 14 Clipsal switches.
    A star configuration as shown on page 37 (but the top neo is a dimmer but should not matter for C-bus
    http://www2.clipsal.com/cis/__data/page/2857/14084_C-Bus_Basics_Training_Manual_Vol_1.pdf

    Instead of having a ball of wire on a bootlace connector I want to use a communication punch down block.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/66_block

    Not sure if they are used over the pond but in the USA most all phone systems use as the primary means of termination.
    They are reliable & years of proven termination.

    Thanks
    Alan Dobbs
     
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    Should be no problem at all using your 66 Block, however I do note in that Wikipedia article that they mention that the 66 is being superseeded by the 110?
     
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    Punch Down Block

    The 110 has 50 connection points not 25.

    I found a smaller one that has 15 points and will fit my application.

    Alan Dobbs
     
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    If you have a thing that lets you connect the wires together then use it.

    The only thing you need to watch is electrical isolation. Don't use a punch down block in the same cabinet as live mains power. Keep isolation, keep segregation. Put a cover over it.
     
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