Although, if you do happen to get the wires "backwards", you will hear a
dial tone but won't be able to dial out. 50 / 50 chance, it is.
Kendall J
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From: Eric J Petrevich/LRM <inch@megageek.com>
To: Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net>
Cc: shop-talk@autox.team.net <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, February 14, 2000 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: telephone in the shop?
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>The red and green (2 center wires) are the ones you need. It is not even
>important which way there are wired (although there is a "Right" way) The
>black and yellow are used for multi-line connections.
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>"Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net> on 02/14/2000 12:19:45 AM
>Please respond to "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
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>OK, so I hung the telephone up in the shop. I have several low-voltage
>wires buried from the house. I need to hook some of them up for telephone.
>I seem to recall that you only need two wires to run a telephone. Trouble
>is, I can't remember which two wires!
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>Lets see, the four wires on a standard phone are for:
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>DIAL LIGHT
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>Of course I don't remember which function is on which color wire.
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>Can you all help me out here?
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>ADthanksVANCE
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>Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
>1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Chev Suburban
>LOON, MAC
>pethier@isd.net http://www.visi.com/mac/
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