Can the telephone drop wire (the wire that comes into my house from outside)
be temporarily disconnected, without causing anything undesirable to happen
to the telephone system?

The wire comes into my house and terminates at a junction box, where only
the orange and white are connected. A very short length of wire leaves this
junction box to be terminated at a master socket.

I want to re-route the path that the drop wire takes as it comes into my
house, and this requires disconnecting it so it can be threaded through a
different path.

Regards.

Cycle wrote:
Can the telephone drop wire (the wire that comes into my house from outside)
be temporarily disconnected, without causing anything undesirable to happen
to the telephone system?

The wire comes into my house and terminates at a junction box, where only
the orange and white are connected. A very short length of wire leaves this
junction box to be terminated at a master socket.

I want to re-route the path that the drop wire takes as it comes into my
house, and this requires disconnecting it so it can be threaded through a
different path.

Regards.



Mine were joined with sellotape outdoors for several weeks. Made no
difference to the phone or internet.

Cycle was thinking very hard :
Can the telephone drop wire (the wire that comes into my house from outside)
be temporarily disconnected, without causing anything undesirable to happen
to the telephone system?

Officially you are not permitted to touch it. Unofficially they will
not notice if you disconnect it briefly and reconnect it. The exchange
runs a line test during the wee hours, which is designed to ensure
there are no problems/faults/disconnections on your line.

--

Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.org

In article ,
Cycle wrote:
Can the telephone drop wire (the wire that comes into my house from
outside) be temporarily disconnected, without causing anything
undesirable to happen to the telephone system?

The wire comes into my house and terminates at a junction box, where
only the orange and white are connected. A very short length of wire
leaves this junction box to be terminated at a master socket.

I want to re-route the path that the drop wire takes as it comes into my
house, and this requires disconnecting it so it can be threaded through
a different path.

No problems but make sure to connect it back correctly and insulate
against possible shorts or indeed touching a conductor while moving it.
Although the DC voltage is nominally safe, the ringing volts could give
you a nasty surprise. So treat it as you would a live mains cable.

--
*If tennis elbow is painful, imagine suffering with tennis balls *

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Although the DC voltage is nominally safe, the ringing volts could give
you a nasty surprise.


Especially if you're up a ladder, in the rain. DAMHIKT!

"Mr Fuxit" wrote in message
oups.com...
Although the DC voltage is nominally safe, the ringing volts could give
you a nasty surprise.


Especially if you're up a ladder, in the rain. DAMHIKT!


Ringing voltage can hurt but it's certainly not dangerous, (unless it causes
you to fall off your ladder) had oodles of fun with it as a PO apprentice,
but that was a whole career ago:-(

Peter

In article ,
"Peter Andrews" writes:

Ringing voltage can hurt but it's certainly not dangerous, (unless it causes
you to fall off your ladder) had oodles of fun with it as a PO apprentice,
but that was a whole career ago:-(

Telex voltage was significantly worse.
You don't strip those with your teeth...

--
Andrew Gabriel

On 17 Oct 2005 23:15:22 GMT, Andrew Gabriel wrote:

Telex voltage was significantly worse. You don't strip those with
your teeth...

In a modern context don't use your teeth on ISDN...

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Cycle wrote:

Can the telephone drop wire (the wire that comes into my house from outside)
be temporarily disconnected, without causing anything undesirable to happen
to the telephone system?

Yes.

The wire comes into my house and terminates at a junction box, where only
the orange and white are connected. A very short length of wire leaves this
junction box to be terminated at a master socket.

I want to re-route the path that the drop wire takes as it comes into my
house, and this requires disconnecting it so it can be threaded through a
different path.

Just do it.

Regards.

"Cycle" wrote in message
...
Can the telephone drop wire (the wire that comes into my house from
outside) be temporarily disconnected, without causing anything undesirable
to happen to the telephone system?

I want to re-route the path that the drop wire takes as it comes into my
house, and this requires disconnecting it so it can be threaded through a
different path.

Regards.


Many thanks to all for the really helpful information. It is much
appreciated: I can have a go at the job now and expect it to be successful.

Regards

Cycle.

"Cycle" wrote in message
...

"Cycle" wrote in message
...
Can the telephone drop wire (the wire that comes into my house
from
outside) be temporarily disconnected, without causing anything
undesirable
to happen to the telephone system?

I want to re-route the path that the drop wire takes as it comes
into my
house, and this requires disconnecting it so it can be threaded
through a
different path.

Regards.


Many thanks to all for the really helpful information. It is much
appreciated: I can have a go at the job now and expect it to be
successful.

Regards

Cycle.



You ain't supposed to do it, but nothing horrid (technically) will
happen if you do. But if BT catch you they will probably flog you to
death with a wet lettuce !

AWEM