Twisted Pair Errors

Question 1

What is an Open Pair(Error)?

Answer 1

One or both wires in a pair are broken / not connected.

Mental image:
🧵 A rope cut in half

Question 2

What is a Shorted Pair (Error)?

Answer 2

The two wires in the SAME pair are touching each other.

Mental image:
⚡ Two wires melted together.

Keyword trigger: Wires touching inside the pair.

Question 3

What is a Short Between Pair (error)?

Answer 3

A wire from one pair is touching a wire from a different pair.

Mental image:
⚡ Two different colored ropes tied together.

Keyword trigger: Cross-contact between different pairs.

Question 4

What is a Reversed Pair (error)?

Answer 4

The two wires in a pair are flipped (tip and ring swapped).

Mental image:
🔄 Red and white swapped positions.

Keyword trigger: Same pair, but backwards.

Question 5

What is a Crossed Pair (error)?

Answer 5

A wire from one pair is connected to the wrong pin of another pair.

Mental image:
❌ Blue wire where orange should be.

Keyword trigger: Entire pairs swapped incorrectly.

Question 6

What is a Split Pair (error)?

Answer 6

Pins are in the correct numerical order, BUT the twisted pairs are mixed.

Question 7

What is the color order for 568B

Answer 7

O
O
G
B
B
G
Br
Br
(Odds get white while evens get solid)

Question 8

What is the color cable order for 568A

Answer 8

G
G
O
B
B
O
Br
Br