Start by stripping an 8-in. length of cable. Using side cutters, cut off all but one wire. Cut at a steep angle to avoid a “shoulder” that could catch on something.

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Installing cable for home-office networks is relatively easy, but it has its pitfalls. Fortunately, most of these are easy to avoid. Installing cable for home-office networks is relatively easy ...

There’s a few open source options out there for creating electrical schematics. KiCad and Fritzing are two that will take you from schematic capture to PCB layout. However, there’s been… ...