new wrote:

An analog meter and AC voltage.


"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message
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new wrote:

While wiring in a new phone jack I got zapped. I measured 55vots accross
b&y zand R&G pairs.

I eventually went to outside telephone interface and plugged into test
jack and found it coming from phone company.

There is no way this is normal is it?


AC or DC?

Were you using a digital or analog meter?

Do your phones work OK?

Most standard phone lines are 48 volts DC with no phones on that line "off
hook".

I wouldn't worry much about measuring 55 volts.

You can feel a shock from much lower voltages, particularly if something
like the sharp end of a wire drags through the dry outer layer of your
skin.

HTH,

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength."




Well, you will only have AC voltage on a phone line during a "ring", but
even though your meter is set to measure AC it will probably still give
you a reasonably accurate reading from DC voltages.

Anyway, I think enough folks have responded to assure you that what you
measured is normal enough.

Jeff



--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength."