Re: Need 66-block help. 1 POTS line, 8 jacks

[Bill Kearney <wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I get shocked when I touch the left and right connections on the 66

The phone company uses AC voltage to control the line (mainly for
ringing).  This is normal.  You're just not supposed to be touching the
wires.

I didn't know about this when I was a kid running an extension up to my
room.  I didn't have a wire stripper handy so I just used my teeth.
Worked great for the first couple of wires... then the phone rang.
Knocked me clean off the step ladder.  Not to mention the dirty look I
got from the dentist that afternoon when he pulled a tiny chunk of
insulation outta my teeth...

That and I can recall a contractor trying to squeeze his way into a very
tight and hot wiring closet.  He neglected to shut off the PBX before
attempting this feat.  Too many doughnuts, too much sweat and a couple
of lines suddenly ringing... and he got QUITE a surprise!  Had he not
been such an insufferable jackass leading up to that point we probably
would have warned him...  That and not dialed up those lines...  Heh.