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-. Solder 4-wire cable to 1st 4 pins of an Ethernet socket. Cut off unneeded pins. Bend remaining pins so they won’t protrude too far.
+. Solder 1st 4 wires of a 7-wire cable to 1st 4 pins of an Ethernet socket. Solder another 3 wires to pins 5-7 for flashing through the Ethernet socket option. (Older photos below, assume a 7-wire cable is used)
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 . Press-fit the socket into its slot and check that wires are still connected to the socket with a multimeter.  If everything’s ok, pour a fair amount of hot glue to fix it in place.
+To make the installation easier:
+- Make sure the pins and cables are bent rather flat, so that you have the clearance to slide the socket to its place from the inside.
+- Use a screwdriver or similar to apply force and push the socket thru the opening, in the end.
+- Applying the hot glue might get tricky, as the crevice is small, use of a tool might be a good idea.
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