Re: Cox ARRIS Touchstone

["Robert L Bass" <robertbass1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> problem there would be if the client
> moves the Touchstone box to another
> telco jack...

If you only need one line there's a simple solution.  Make up a short connector that swaps R/G for B/Y with a male plug at one end
and a female jack at the other end.  Connect the phone device through this dongle to any telco jack in the house.

Connect all of the B/Y pairs from telephone jacks (not from the RJ31X though) together at the old SNI location.  Connect the B/Y
bundle to the R/G from the RJ31X at the SNI.  Then connect the R/G bundle (as usual) to the Y/B return feed from the RJ31X at the
SNI.

This way, no matter which jack the client plugs his phone device into the line will be fed through the RJ31X and out to the rest of
the house phones.

Possible problems are (1) if he later decides to add a second line he'll need those Y/B pairs and (2) if he ever forgets to use the
dongle the alarm will work but there will not be any line seizure -- not a good thing.

It's not perfect but if your client is reliable about using the dongle it'll provide reliable line seizure.  That is no guaranty
that this type of phone service will work for alarm transmission.  That's something you'll need to test for yourself.

Best of luck.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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