RE: Mains Noise - any truth in solutions

["christopher purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>]

Oh and Keith - any news on your switcher ? Its exactly what I need to sort
out my tv system.

Chris




>From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Mains Noise - any truth in solutions
>Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:46:16 -0000
>
>Hi Chris
>
> > The POTS line comes in to node 0 and is terminated in a BT adsl
master
> > socket (adsl + pots sockets with a front that comes off type).
>
>OK. Thats the type I was on about.
>
> > The adsl socket is used by a linksys wireless router (this was a
> > smoothwall pc based firewall until 2 days ago) and the POTS
socket
> > is not used as
>
>Still OK
>
> > .... comfort is wired into the master socket
>
>WHERE ?
>
>As long as it is on the IDC connectors of the Faceplate (marked A &
B or 2
>&
>5 cant remember which!) then it is properly filtered. If it is
connected to
>the screw terminals marked A & B on the rear section of the NTE5
then it is
>wired DIRECTLY onto the incoming line and you *shouldnt* even be
touching
>that bit.
>
> > and a second socket is provided
> > for POTS which comfort has control over.
> > Into this second socket is plugged 2 sky
> > digital boxes and a dect master handset base.
>
>Again, should be OK as it gives Comfort priority over the line.
>
>You do have too any variables in there though to say easily where the
noise
>is coming from.
>
>Assuming you have wired correctly to the faceplate.
>If you have access to an ordinary Analogue CORDED telephone....
>
>1. Disconnect the line going into Comfort and try the phone in the
front of
>the faceplate.
>
>OK - so far so good
>Noisy - faulty ADSL faceplate or line fault
>
>2. Reconnect Comfort and plug into your socket on Comforts output
>
>OK - so far so good
>Noisy - fault in Comfort
>
>3. One by one, reconnect all the other things except DECT and use the
>analogue phone
>
>OK - Not a lot wrong with the line
>Noisy - which item caused it
>
>4. Retry the DECT
>
>OK - Fault has gone AWOL. Wait for it to reoccur and start over again
>Noisy - Domething is affecting the DECT. Try relocating the base
station.
>
>5. Still cant solve it.... buy some flags and resort to using Semaphore
:-)
>
>HTH
>
>Keith
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