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| Thread ID: 108592 | 2010-04-04 01:52:00 | Adding a phone jack - how | Morgenmuffel (187) | PC World Chat |
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| 872618 | 2010-04-12 01:57:00 | Tell us more about that possibility? Although I believe you it just seems kinda weird. Billy means that if, for example, you had wet hands and held one wire in each hand (path through your heart) while the phone rang (much higher line voltage), several conditions would come together which would greatly increase the danger to you. If handled correctly phone wires will pose little or no danger. It would be advisable to avoid touching the bare wires (especially not both at the same time) and to keep yourself dry at least. The 50V line voltage is not high enough to feel a shock under normal conditions for most people, but if the phone rings and you are touching the wires you will feel a shock. Have experienced it myself when younger and more clueless :p |
george12 (7) | ||
| 872619 | 2010-04-12 02:46:00 | If handled correctly phone wires will pose little or no danger . It would be advisable to avoid touching the bare wires (especially not both at the same time) and to keep yourself dry at least . The whole point of the jackpoint connections is that they are insulation displacement ie the connector cuts into the wire covering to get at the copper . You shouldn't have "bare wires" and should handle the jack circuit board as little as possible to leave any protective coating in place . The Dick Smith instructions look like a shortened version of Telecom's one . telecom . co . nz/binarys/step_by_step_2_wire . pdf . " target="_blank">www . telecom . co . nz |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 872620 | 2010-04-12 03:14:00 | If you do get zapped, look on it as free and gentle introduction to the art of getting Tasered. Never know when that could be handy. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 872621 | 2010-04-20 00:10:00 | Ok I'm back, already to go Howevr i opened up the 2 existing jackpoints both are 2 wire and both seem to have 2 large yellow capacitors in them, is that normal? Also on jack point appears to be daisy chained off the other should i use the daisy chained one which is closer or the main one, i have 10 meters of cable so either should be in reach i think |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 872622 | 2010-04-20 00:49:00 | bugger it is going to need to be daisy chained as its longer than 10metres | Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 872623 | 2010-04-20 00:57:00 | Just add another jack half way along in another room I have to do the same as you soon at the ex's house, the link to the DSE site was good |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 872624 | 2010-04-20 01:16:00 | Ok I'm back, already to go Howevr i opened up the 2 existing jackpoints both are 2 wire and both seem to have 2 large yellow capacitors in them, is that normal? Also on jack point appears to be daisy chained off the other should i use the daisy chained one which is closer or the main one, i have 10 meters of cable so either should be in reach i think There is no correct jackpoint to connect the next one to. Anyone will do. Connect it to the jackpoint that is the easiest. You have seen that they are two wire. They will all be two wire connected to terminals two and five. It is not necessary to have more than one capacitor in the circuit but it does not appear to matter if there is two. What you should be buying is a secondary jack that does not have a capacitor. When connecting, plug a phone into the new jackpoint and the fact that you have dial tone is a very good indication that you have everything correct. Another quick test is to dial 137 and hang up. Your phone will ring. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 872625 | 2010-04-20 01:46:00 | You have seen that they are two wire. They will all be two wire connected to terminals two and five. It is not necessary to have more than one capacitor in the circuit but it does not appear to matter if there is two. What you should be buying is a secondary jack that does not have a capacitor. When connecting, plug a phone into the new jackpoint and the fact that you have dial tone is a very good indication that you have everything correct. Another quick test is to dial 137 and hang up. Your phone will ring. 2 wire jacks have a pair of connector strips with all slots on each strip connected together. You connect your pair of wires to a free slot on each side. 2&5 was a 3 wire thing. You need as many capacitors as you have older 3 wire phones as there isn't a 3rd wire taking the capacitor connection to other jacks. 3 wire phones haven't been sold for over 10 years so Telecom was considering a newer 2 wire jack without the capacitor. Any "secondary jack" from 3 wire days is obsolete now. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 872626 | 2010-04-20 01:53:00 | Well its going to have to wait till thursday now, anyway. What i did notice is that the cable coming in from telecom runs directly beneath where i want to put the new jackpoint and then right to the other end of the house (about 14 meters away) to the main jackpoint, would it be more efficient to cut the cable directly beneath the new jackpoint (as there seems to be a lot of play in the cable) and wire it in there and daisy chain off to the other connections What is the purpose of the capacitor?, my new jackpoint does not have one so that seems fine |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 872627 | 2010-04-20 02:09:00 | What i did notice is that the cable coming in from telecom runs directly beneath where i want to put the new jackpoint and then right to the other end of the house (about 14 meters away) to the main jackpoint, would it be more efficient to cut the cable directly beneath the new jackpoint (as there seems to be a lot of play in the cable) and wire it in there and daisy chain off to the other connections What is the purpose of the capacitor?, my new jackpoint does not have one so that seems fine What sort of cable is it under the house? Does the Telecom line terminate in a junction box on the outside of the house? If so that is the demarcation point and any wiring from then on is yours. If their exterior cable terminates inside at a jackpoint it's only wiring from then on that is yours. The external cable can't be directly connected to the jack connection strips. The capacitor was part of the ringer circuit. New 2 wire phones have their own inside the phone. |
PaulD (232) | ||
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