
twisted much tighter than Orange and Brown. After making about 20 patch cords, my fingers hurt because the twists were so tight. It took about 2 turns to straighten the orange and brown wires and 4-5 turns to straighten the blue and green wires. The orange and brown appeared to be twisted together as tightly as most CAT5E cables. A tighter twist will not cause any problems. Solid copper core. Not a single piece of aluminum Cooper Clad scrap.