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Re: [ECS] Phone wire? Tim Shephard Fri, 19 Mar 1999 20:52:46 -0800

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I should have around 40-50 volts when on hook, and less than 10 volts dc on
hook.  Be careful, because ringing voltages reach 90 volts!

-Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Hutchins <hutchins_ta@fuse.net>
To: ecs-list@netbloc.com <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Date: Friday, March 19, 1999 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: [ECS] Phone wire?


>Alright all you phone wire experts! I'm trying to hook up a jack on an
>existing set of phone wires. I do not get a dial tone on the phone. Is
there
>some way I can use a multimeter to test the phone lines to see if they are
>live? If not I'll run a new set of wires but obviuosly I'd prefer to use
the
>existing set.
>BTW I hooked up the red to red and green to green, hope that's right.
>
>Tom
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ingo Pakleppa <ipakleppa@home.com>
>To: ecs-list@netbloc.com <ecs-list@netbloc.com>; ecs-list@netbloc.com
><ecs-list@netbloc.com>
>Date: Thursday, March 18, 1999 5:37 AM
>Subject: Re: [ECS] Phone wire?
>
>
>>Nowadays, six or even eight wires is actually standard - I have never seen
>>only two wires. In my home (1976), it's six wires, and most people
nowadays
>>use CAT-5 cable for telephone wiring, which has eight.
>>
>>In any case, each phone line only uses pair of wires, so you are fine.
Just
>>connect your wires to the red and green wires in your jack.
>>
>>Ingo
>>
>>At 08:38 PM 3/17/99 -0500, Tom Hutchins wrote:
>>>Thanks Dan,
>>>
>>>Thought for second there I was going to have to rewire even though all
>>>phones seem to be working fine. BTW I should have said there are 3 sets
of
>2
>>>wire runs in the house, one to each jack.
>>>
>>>Tom
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Dan Carrington <dc_grafx@microworks.net>
>>>To: ecs-list@netbloc.com <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
>>>Date: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 8:29 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [ECS] Phone wire?
>>>
>>>
>>>>Old times had four wires.  Now days, they only need 2.  Many wiring jobs
>>>use 4
>>>>as a standard to allow two phone lines and extra wires for backups.  I
>>>guess
>>>>some only add two wires at which point you can only have one phone line
>on
>>>that
>>>>jack as is.
>>>>
>>>>> Tom Hutchins wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone know how many wires should there be going to the phone jack? I
>>>picked
>>>>> up a new jack and the directions indicate connections for 4 wires but
I
>>>only
>>>>> have 2 at each jack.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom
>>
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>
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