i need to move a hai system that is being used for alarm and door access what im thinking is to leave everything connected and cut 6 inches from the connected wire then run the wire at a apropriate length and splice with beenies is there any ideas about how i should do that what should i disconnect and or power down
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Yes, you definitely want to power it down. How many wires are connected to it? Are they mostly 22G / 4 conductor alarm wire? Any pictures of the install?
One way you could do it is to use punch down blocks. If all the wires route out of the panel in a common direction (bundled), you could number each wire and cut it, then punch it down to a 66 block. If you leave enough slack on the panel leads, you can then punch those panel leads down to another 66 block. You could then run a single 100ft. 25 pair cable between the blocks instead of individual lines. It will make it much easier to pull and route the cable and to re-attach the two blocks.
One way you could do it is to use punch down blocks. If all the wires route out of the panel in a common direction (bundled), you could number each wire and cut it, then punch it down to a 66 block. If you leave enough slack on the panel leads, you can then punch those panel leads down to another 66 block. You could then run a single 100ft. 25 pair cable between the blocks instead of individual lines. It will make it much easier to pull and route the cable and to re-attach the two blocks.
+1 for that. Very good idea.
Ditto. Punch blocks are for solid wire only. I would imagine most everything should be 22/4.
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Steve
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One can always make something work if they really wanted to, but a 66 block is simply not designed for stranded wire. Have people used stranded with success, sure, but that doesn't mean it's right or will be as reliable as it should. As for tinning, first of all you don't strip wire before you punch it down, so how would you tin it and second, that's a whole lot of extra work for a workaround for something that's not intended anyway.
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