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Motorola XPR 2500 Front Panel Connection Type

HCDSP278

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Good evening, I have a Motorola XPR 2500 with the regular hand-mic. The RJ-XX connector is starting to become weak and fear it can break soon I have the tools to replace the connector but need to know the kind of connector. I've seen some say its RJ-45, and others say it's RJ-50. Any help is greatly appreciated!

73s!
Josh R
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K2NEC

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It's all the same stuff, maybe it's just not worn in. Just make sure to follow the pinout properly when changing it out
 

W6VVM

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I have RJ-45 connectors, but when I tested on the radio, they wouldn't go in as smoothly as the one currently on the cable. I'll have to do some further testing. Thanks for the information!
An unterminated 8P8C (aka RJ45) connector won’t insert easily into a jack since the pins haven’t been compressed yet.
 
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