How Do You Wire A Telephone Plug?
Buying pre-made telephone cables at a store may be fine for most applications, but if you need to wire many phones, or if you have long distances to cover with wire, it may be a good idea to make the phone cords yourself from bulk wire and plugs. It is relatively easy to crimp the plug onto the end of the wire, and this guide will describe how to wire a telephone plug correctly. Strip about an inch of the sheathing from the telephone cable. This will expose a set of smaller wires. In older cords, these wires will be green, red, yellow, black, and sometimes there will also be a white and a blue wire. The red and black belong to the first line, the yellow and black to the second line, and the white and blue to the third line. Newer wire will include a white and blue pair, a white and green pair, and a white and orange pair. Untwist the wires, but do not strip them, because the telephone plug will cut through the insulation to make a connection to the copper wire inside. Orientate the pho
