[cranemec]

howdy cranemec,

it would be helpful to know what year coach you have.  

so the 120 bucks was for each block of cat5 sockets?

putting ends on the cat 5 is not hard, but usually i test the wire at both ends with a cat5 tester, which is cheap to buy.....but you have to know where the other end it.  

if you have not done many cat5 plug terminations, it helps some folks to have the passthrough crimpers and plugs.  makes mistakes less

it is something to see that much corrosion on those sockets.  i would guess then the coach has been in or around the ocean alot?

tom

It's my dads coach. #730. I've done many, many Cat 5 connectors and have all the tools to do it. Yes $120 for each block of sockets. Kind of steep. I thought but it is a Newell. LOL
We found the problem by using my tester to test the wires themselves.
I was surprised Newell wouldn't use dielectric grease in the sockets, it would have prevented this. The coach has always been stored inside and most of the 120,000 miles have been no where near an ocean. He was an avid hunter and followed the bird migration from the Dakotas to Texas every year. Now he only shoots Sporting Clays and FITASC and travels around for the events.