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RE: Re: [OT] german telephone


  • To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: Re: [OT] german telephone
  • From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 18:47:18 +0100
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  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

Hi Rob,

How many wires did you connect ?

If it was only two then you have connected them to the wrong terminals.

If its all three, then try reversing the wires you have on 2 & 5. With
"proper" BT phones, if you get the A&B (2&5) reversed
between sockets you
get continuous ringing.

HTH

Keith

www.diyha.co.uk
www.kat5.tv


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Lamb [mailto:rjl@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 22 August 2003 17:10
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] german telephone
>
>
> Hi Keith,
>
> sorry it's taken a while to get back to you. I've done that and the
> phone appears to work but people who call say we sound a bit 'tinny'
> (no we're not normally like that). The other problem is that when I
> plug another phone into another socket this phone rings continuoulsy
> until you take the german one 'off-hook'. Put it down again and the
> other phone rings continuously again. I've tried a number of
> different sockets and a doubler into the master socket and the same
> thing happens. Any ideas what I've done wrong?
>
> Rob
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Keith Doxey" <ukha@d...>
wrote:
> > I would guess that LA and LB are Line A & B so would go on 2
& 5
> >
> > I would think that you probably dont need the black.
> >
> > You wont do any harm to phone or line if you get it wrong so
> connect two of
> > the wire to the line and see if it works.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > www.diyha.co.uk
> > www.kat5.tv
>
>
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