On 26 Sep 2005 10:47:49 -0700,it is alleged that "Kroma"
spake thusly in uk.d-i-y:

[snip]

If anybody has any further observations they would be welcome.

Thanks again,

Daz

As others have noted, the standard voltage is 50V DC, with usually
around 75V AC ringing. The simple way to avoid the danger of a shock,
is to leave a phone in the master socket off hook for the duration of
your work. This will drop the line voltage to normally under 10v, and
obviously prevent it ringing.

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