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Default Telephone Tip/Ring Question

On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:26:04 -0600, flipper wrote:

On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:43:25 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

Two lines coming in...

How much risk is it to assume that both "Tips" are essentially earth
ground potential?

...Jim Thompson


Probably about that same as assuming chandeliers, wall outlets, and
thermostats are wired properly.

Get a meter and check it.


I wasn't clear...

What I'm driving at, can I run a ringer from Ring to Earth ground?

(I don't have enough pairs :-)

...Jim Thompson
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