Charles Fearnley wrote:
"John Rumm" wrote in message
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As usual, for your delectation / derision etc:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?..._wiring_system

Feel free to comment here or make mods to the article itself.


An excellent new page John, which I wish I'd seen before starting my own
(currently incomplete) structured wiring.

One small possible addition/clarification to the telecoms section - LAUs are
mentioned, as the standard method of adapting phones with BT plugs to the
RJ45 sockets. However, the majority of currently available phones are in
fact two wire phones, which with a suitable cable (RJ11 to RJ11 or RJ45) can
be plugged straight in, and will work fine with simple (non PBX) phone
systems. Older three wire phones will indeed need a LAU in order for ringing
to occur correctly. This might be worth mentioning?

I was in two minds on that... my main reason for not including it was
that the price of a LAU is not too different from that of a replacement
lead for the phone anyway (since most sold for domestic use will have
RJ11 to BT connections[1]), and at least the LAU is fairly fool proof -
it will work with anything without needing knowledge of the phone.


[1] Although to be fair I did buy one the other day that came with both
leads.


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Cheers,

John.

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