My *guess* is that those extra wires are all grounded and are supposed 
to act as shields between the others.

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Alan


On 12/18/04 09:47 am rvgreen{at}telusplanet.net tossed the following 
ingredients into the ever-growing pot of cybersoup:

> Don,there was quite a dixcussion on this list when 80 wire first appeared. I 
> think Steve McCrystal took a connecter apart to see where hose extra wires 
> connected. Maybe he will jump in here.



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