Hey Guys, I purchased a phone set (butt-set phone line dialer/monitor) for $25 at a pawnshop. I've had it for years and worked great. Save a life and be a professional. Try these link for home made circuits etc.. It's better just to carry Ring detection circuits .. http://www.hut.fi/Misc/Electronics/circuits/ringer.gif http://www.cpclare.com/home/PDFs.nsf/www/AN-142.pdf/$File/AN-142.pdf the loop detect signal while ringing is detected http://www.hotspot.freeserve.co.uk/HOTSPOT/TLS/tlsframe.htm or page down 7 times here. http://www.hut.fi/Misc/Electronics/circuits/telephone_ringer.html Telephone Tone Generator Requires http://dbserv.maxim-ic.com/appnotes.cfm?appnote_number=97 What is ring signal ? http://www.hut.fi/Misc/Electronics/circuits/telephone_ringer.html Living long by working wiser. tech-rep@xxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: J Silverman <greentron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Monday, February 04, 2002 4:28 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fingertip Voltmeter anyone??? > >The ringing signal is 200 volts peak-to-peak at 20 Hertz. >Jerry Silverman >Greentron Inc >4 Newland Ave >Greenville SC 29609 >864 232 3889 >Fax 271 2080 >mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jim Myers" <jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 4:13 PM >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fingertip Voltmeter anyone??? > > >> >> And hope the phone don't ring. >> Jim Myers >> jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "MCCET" <marcel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 4:14 PM >> Subject: [TechAssist] Fingertip Voltmeter anyone??? >> >> >> >> FYI >> Found on the net., >> >> >> >> Subject: a neat trick >> Newsgroups: alt. >> View this article only >> Date: 2002-01-3 >> >> >> If you dont have any way to test if a phone line is live or what the >> polarity is you can do this. Take the wires and strip them back about 1 >> inch, spit on your index finger and lay both the wires holding them about >a >> millimeter apart in the spit on your finger . If its live you will feel a >> little shock. The Ring side of the wires will start to fizzle if you look >> closely, identifying the polarity of the line in question. >> This was taught to me by a technician while he was installing my DSL >> service this morning. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------ >> Make your TechAssist database better! >> Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ >> ------------------------------------------ >> To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: >> mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the >> SUBJECT field to the address above. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------ >> Make your TechAssist database better! >> Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ >> ------------------------------------------ >> To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: >> mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the >> SUBJECT field to the address above. >> >> > >------------------------------------------ >Make your TechAssist database better! >Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ >------------------------------------------ >To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: >mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the >SUBJECT field to the address above. > > ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.