Re: switching the bell wire...

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

So not a good idea then!...

totally academic now anyway, as I've just done some more testing and 
discovered that my DECT phones (BT Diverse 3000 range) don't use the bell
wire for ringing, and still ring quite hapily whether the bell wire is 
connected or not.

Seing as 90% of the handsets in my house are of this type, then that rather
puts the kybosh on the whole idea, as I'm not about to chuck them all away
and buy new ones...

Paul G.


>
>Probably easiest to just use two relays in parallel.  I think if
you rig up
>something between LINE B and the bell you will find that when you
>disconnect the bell wire from the phone company that it will sit at
the
>same voltage as Line B which might damage equipment or just give you
a
>permanent ring.
>
>S.
>
>

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