Communications: Voice, Radio and Data - not a normal phone cable
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monk_3
07-19-09, 06:04 AM
i have recently moved into a flat and there is a phone line coming in but no master box on the wall. in work a bt engineer gave me a NTE5 box when i explained that bt themselves wanted to charge £155 to resolve the issue.
I've wired the odd box or two before but here i have a problem. the cable comes straight from the telegraph pole to the flat, it is black in colour, with seven wires contained inside. the wires are as follows, 3 yellow, 1 black,1 green, 1 white, 1 orange. i cant match any colour coding as most say about a red wire, can anyone tell me how to wire the box up
I've wired the odd box or two before but here i have a problem. the cable comes straight from the telegraph pole to the flat, it is black in colour, with seven wires contained inside. the wires are as follows, 3 yellow, 1 black,1 green, 1 white, 1 orange. i cant match any colour coding as most say about a red wire, can anyone tell me how to wire the box up
ray2047
07-19-09, 10:38 AM
This is primarily a North American board. I'm not sure how long before someone with Brit Telco knowledge shows up.
That said I will pass on a bit of general knowledge. In the US you need two wires for service. My way of sorting out multiple pairs is to use an improvised test phone. I fasten a couple of short wires with clips to a phone jack, plug in a phone, then just try all the wires systematically till I get a dial tone.
That said I will pass on a bit of general knowledge. In the US you need two wires for service. My way of sorting out multiple pairs is to use an improvised test phone. I fasten a couple of short wires with clips to a phone jack, plug in a phone, then just try all the wires systematically till I get a dial tone.
french277V
07-19-09, 11:50 AM
Give me a day I will get a hold one of my buddy in UK area and he can give me the run down with UK system I know France use diffrent format so just bear with us a day I will get back to you ASAP.
Merci,Marc
Merci,Marc
d_s_k
08-11-09, 02:27 AM
You may find this document interesting:
Enter Code to Begin Download (http://www.vintage-radio.info/download/download.php?dir=documents&file=uk-phone-socket-info.pdf)
The colorcodes are more difficult, but only 2 wires are interesting. Thay should be matched in pairs, yellow +....
When you find those two who gives you the dial tone. (you may just test by holding te lines to the plug of a headset.) DO NOT put the headset directly to your ear, the sound MAY be load!
When the 2 are located, just connect them to terminal 2 and 5,
(It may be only those with terminals in) The system will work fine even with switched polarity, but if you have a voltmeter you could use that instead of the headset, and the + to 5 (probably yellow), and the other to 2.
5 may be called A (equals US: Ring)
2 may be called B (equals US: Tip)
Good luck.
dsk
Other interesting pages:
Rotary Phone Forum - Index (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php)
Vintage Telephony and Telecomms - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum (http://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=111)
Older Phones & Phone Systems on VoIP (http://www.ckts.info/)
Enter Code to Begin Download (http://www.vintage-radio.info/download/download.php?dir=documents&file=uk-phone-socket-info.pdf)
The colorcodes are more difficult, but only 2 wires are interesting. Thay should be matched in pairs, yellow +....
When you find those two who gives you the dial tone. (you may just test by holding te lines to the plug of a headset.) DO NOT put the headset directly to your ear, the sound MAY be load!
When the 2 are located, just connect them to terminal 2 and 5,
(It may be only those with terminals in) The system will work fine even with switched polarity, but if you have a voltmeter you could use that instead of the headset, and the + to 5 (probably yellow), and the other to 2.
5 may be called A (equals US: Ring)
2 may be called B (equals US: Tip)
Good luck.
dsk
Other interesting pages:
Rotary Phone Forum - Index (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php)
Vintage Telephony and Telecomms - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum (http://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=111)
Older Phones & Phone Systems on VoIP (http://www.ckts.info/)