Yes, you need to strip once. But the NID is not a patchpanel! Normally, I'd run have a single run from the NID to a closet, attic or basement 110 or 66 block. Everything homeruns there.
-- Robert
What is the best way to strip Cat 5 cable
Nov 27, 2004
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The black one, # 35135, that looks like a clothespin, is the one I use and it's identical to the one that Radio Shack sells. Works great once you get the blade heights adjusted.
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For stripping a stranded conductor patch cord, I use a coax stripper from Radio Shack that's been readjusted. It works great. But for regular solid conductor UTP, I use a Miller stripper to lightly score the jacket, and then pull on it until it breaks off. This is especially easy with plenum cable.
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