Thread: Telephone Extension
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Old 06-01-2008, 02:21   #6
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Re: Telephone Extension
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Originally Posted by don_1 View Post
I have a few questions, before i start to doing this:-

What is the cable wire called, that i will require? Which is the best cable and can i buy it from Ebay (any1 got a link)?

look for telecom grade cable, try your local DIY store they probably sell it

How many wires should their be in the master socket, before i do the extension?

2 and A leg and B leg

Do i leave the wires as they are (dont touch the wires already fitted it the Master Socket) and add the new wires/cable in the Master Socket, the same way as i will do on the slave sockets?

Try and avoiding messing with the pair of wires in the master socket if you can.

Do u have to off the electic from the mains before I do this?

No the phone system is seapeate to the mains system, you might get a bit of a shock if the phone happens to be ringing and you touch the end of the wires but thats about it, if there is mains voltage on your line then something is seriously wrong!

Cheerz

Also if you have ADSL you only need to connect pins 2 and 5 as the microfilter has a capacitor in, the only reason pin 3 is connected was to provide ringing as theres not usually one in an extension socket, however that said Modern phones will sometimes ring without one being connected anyway (due to them having an electronic ringer)
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