XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.home.repair   
   From: usenet@andyburns.uk   
      
   Char Jackson wrote:   
      
   > Andy Burns wrote:   
   >   
   >> When it happens, chop the lead in two with a vengeance and discard it, so   
   you're   
   >> not tempted to re-use it later "just temporarily" ...   
   >   
   > That seems drastic. I've successfully used Ethernet cables where the   
   > barb has fallen off, including one cable that has been barbless for a   
   > number of years.   
      
   And then one day, someone is doing the hoovering, or kicks a desk, or a pet   
   gets   
   round the back, and something stops working ... if you can retuerminate it with   
   a new plug, sure but patch cables are cheap, stuff not working is frequently   
   expensive ...   
      
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