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Doing your own telephone wiring
Note: this page describes the phone wiring conventions in the United States.
I'm not familiar with the phone wiring conventions outside the U.S., so the
information here may not apply in your country.
Installing a Phone Jack
Telephones, fax machines and personal computers are entering America's homes
at a phenomenal rate. With this technology comes the need for "somewhere to
plug it all in." Suddenly you realize there aren't enough phone jacks. Well,
you can fix that yourself. See also:
Switches - Installing a Phone Jack - Home ...
DSL Installation Tutorial - HomeTech
Solutions
Installing Telephone and Cable Lines
The telephone and cable companies will install cable for you, but be braced
for a pretty hefty bill, even for running a simple surface-mounted extension
line. The cable company may want to charge you a monthly fee for splitting
the line in order to service two televisions. So, although it is not
feasible for a homeowner to make major telephone installations (and perhaps
illegal to make a cable installation), it does make sense for you to run
cable for extra telephones or a second TV.
PhoneMan.com: This guy put alot of
work in on this site and provides all this info for free! A donation may be
in order...
Things to Check Before Calling Your Phone Company Repair Service |
What do all the wire colors mean? |
Add a Jack |
Wire 2nd Line |
Wire 3rd Line |
Wire DSL |
Wire Colors |
Wiring Block Techniques and Tips |
Safety Cautions |
Color Codes |
Network Interface (NID) |
Jacks/Adapters |
2 Line Jacks |
Repair Service |
Cable Routing |
Tools |
DSL Splitter at NID |
DSL Splitter at Star Hub |
DSL Splitter at the Router |
DSL Splitter and Alarm Systems |
Why do wiring? |
Why more lines? |
Manufacturers and Vendor/Distributors for Jacks and Tools
What is a LEC and a RBOC?
Answers from mb digital marketing.
Telecom Tidbits from Wil Dixon
National ISDN Council
Low Voltage Home Pre-Wire Guide
Home Automation Index of useful links maintained by
Dan
Hoehnen (has telephone stuff too)
"Structured Wiring How-To" information by Bob Catanzarite (includes
info on phone wiring).
The
Antique Telephone Collectors Association &
Telephone Collectors International
MILITARY TELEPHONES- EE-8 FIELD PHONE
This is a surplus sales site, but they were good enough (and smart enough)
to include an article on the operational aspects of the EE-8. See also:
Wire Comm. Systems for a good components list.
Military Phones a web page all about field phones. Not a ton of
info on the entry page, but perhaps there is more if you dig a little.
Field telephone system - Patent 4847888
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