my telephone surface jacks are a mess. The covers are off and wont go back on again. I need to know how to install new ones. I know you can buy new jacks but how do you hook up the wires ?
2006-08-19 23:25:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It's not always so straight forward:
Although you only need 2 wires, you often find that there are 4 wires in the box. Phone technicians usually use 4 wire cable by default, in case you want a second line, or one pair breaks.
The trick is to find out which 2 you need (are "live").
A volt meter set at 50 or 100 VDC will do the trick, because your live phone line has a DC voltage across (depends on the country, anything between 24 and 60 Volt). Make sure you are not bare foot or touch a water pipe, although not lethal, touching a phone line and ground simultaneously gives you an unpleasant tingle, especially when someone calls you while you work!
2006-08-19 23:50:06 · answer #1 · answered by Marianna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hook up the two wires to the red and green, ignore the others. Think Christmas when fixing phone jacks.
2006-08-24 00:28:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
screw it to the wall & get it wired
2006-08-20 06:30:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
instructions are included in the package....it is easy....two wires.
Detailed instructions here.
2006-08-20 06:29:02 · answer #4 · answered by Bear Naked 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunno
2006-08-20 06:35:25 · answer #5 · answered by sarah m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋