# Finding Damaged Section of a wire in a wall

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**Created:** [January 22, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finding-damaged-section-of-a-wire-in-a-wall/194974 "2008-01-22T13:27:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finding-damaged-section-of-a-wire-in-a-wall/194974/21 "2008-01-23T10:59:53Z")

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> [@Never thought I'd do it...but I sold the Civic...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/never-thought-id-do-it-but-i-sold-the-civic/34454/51):
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> Yes, I have a tester. The only damaged wire is the solid green.
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> I don’t know what you mean by switching pairs. I’ve just always wired them up in 586b standard.

Lemme explain what he means a little bit more.

Data only travels on wires 1,2,3, and 6, and if you used the 586B standard, it’s the orange pair, and green pair.

Substitute a known working pair for the damaged pair on both ends. Say brown works in your case. The end should end up as follows:

Light Orange, Orange, Light Brown, Blue, Light Blue, Brown, Light Green, Green.

That should work for you, provided it’s only one wire that got jacked up.

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