Alan B. Pearce wrote:
> .I've spent this morning mostly terminating cat5e cable in
>
>>krone blocks. Mind numbingly dull, it lead me to wonder why
>>some cables have a cotton or nylon string in them?

It is used to cut/strip the insulation jacket back when punching down
to 66/110 blocks:

        take cable in hand
        use wire stripper to strip off outer sheath 2" from an end
        tease out string with fingers
        grasp string in one hand
        grasp 2" of unsheathed wire in other
        pull string down along wire jacket, causing it to cut jacket
        when enuf jacket has been freed, snip it off
        punch down exposed wires to block.

The wires on the 2" end may have been nicked as you stripped
the end with the mechanical stripper, so they get discarded
as you punch and cut.

   -John

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