[Spridgets] No LBC, need help testing & installing a new phone jack from 2 outside phone wires (no dial tone)

Linda Grunthaner grunthaner at gmail.com
Sun Jul 12 09:21:22 MDT 2009


THE PHONE WORKS! Yippy! You guys are GREAT!  I got the line working at point
of entry after testing for voltage and connecting to the red and green only.
I had to do a little troubleshooting to figure out why the line in the other
rooms didnt work. It turns out that when her brother removed the wall where
a phone jack was he connected the wires together correctly red to red, black
to black and so on. Turns out the red or green line in the other room may
have had a short so they used yellow and black. I used the speakerphone to
touch the wires till I got the correct pair and the correct polarity and it
works!



Deni & I want to thank this entire list for helping us with this little but
frustrating problem especially,

Dave L.

Dave B.

Mark

Pete C.

Michael in WI

Rick

Lee

All Ive missed



I want you all to know when my dear father passed away I was unsure who I
could go to with my technical questions as he always had a solution to home
problems. I knew this list was much much more than the typical web list.
Some sites for other cars are very strict with blasting with non specific
auto questions but this list has been so kind to help. Although I hope I
dont annoy any Spridgeteers with non Spridget questions I hope putting Not
LBC is adequate.

Deni was so impressed with the replies of help and may I add intelligent
answers that I have her convinced we will always own a Spridget, thank
GOD. As we all know it can be difficult to convince our partners that this
passion is in their best interest : ) BTW



Thank you all,

Linda & Deni



PS I took a little video of the phone box outside the building and it is
hilarious Ill post on youtube later today.




On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 9:14 PM, David Lieb <72spridget at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Geeze David, I would have just hooked up the 9v battery and stuck the
> wires
> > on my tongue to see if it had juice.
> > You know, like how I was taught to see if the 9v has juice when you touch
> it
> > to your tongue.
> > So I learned something, I don't have to zap my tongue anymore but I love
> the
> > tingle ;)
>
>
> Yeah, but he mighta had the wrong pair and you licked the -48vdc of
> the phone line... or someone mights called right then and given you
> the -96 ring voltage ;-)
> David L
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