When speaking of telephones, 610] refers to the standard type of two-wire wall socket and plug used for telephones in Australia. A 610-Modular phone cord adaptor, photo taken by myself File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A 610-Modular phone cord adaptor, photo taken by myself File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The telephone or phone (Greek: tele = far away and phone = voice) is a telecommunications device which is used to transmit and receive sound (most commonly voice and speech) across distance. ... A socket generally designates a cavity or region used for fitting and connecting some specific device. ... A plug is: a device which is designed to stop a fluid from flowing through a hole. ...
The 610 connector is unique to Australia and is primarily used in wall sockets. The plug consists of three thin prongs and one thicker nonconnected prong with a matching socket connector. Newer plugs consist of only the two outermost prongs with the thicker unconnected prong.
610 connectors are being phased out in Australia in favour of the RJ-11 connector. Often new telephones are sold with an RJ-11 cable and an RJ-11/610 adapter to fit the older wall socket. In locations where telephone and computer data access points are shared with a common patch panel, an RJ-45 wall socket is used with a RJ-11/RJ-45 adapter. RJ-11 (Registered Jack 11) is a physical interface often used for terminating twisted pair type cables. ... Cat5 cables with RJ-45 connectors, wired to EIA/TIA-568B An RJ-45 connector that has yet to be crimped onto a cable RJ-45 (Registered Jack 45) is a physical interface often used for terminating twisted pair type cables. ...
The original 610socket was provided with two mounting holes, one behind the receptacle for the plug spigot, and both for countersunk screws.
Similar to 610, but with the contacts of pairs one and two allowed to connect when no plug is inserted, contact 1 connecting to 2 and 5 to 6.
A mode 3 adaptor appears physically to be a double adaptor, but the sockets are one 610 and one 611, with pair one of the 610 wired to pair two of the 611, and pair one of the 611 to pair one of the plug.
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