Broken telephone cables.

Basil · 5 Sep 2010

Hi Folks,
A friend is renovating and old post office and he has pulled out an old armoured cable with phone wires in it. Because he pulled too hard the cable separated where it was joined. The cables coming in are green, orange, black and white. The cables that were connected to it are green orange blue and brown. I assumed it was orange to orange and black to blue with maybe the 2 greens for the ringer but he rang back and said it didnt work. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in anticipation.
Bas

simonpolly · 5 Sep 2010

Basil said:
Hi Folks,
A friend is renovating and old post office and he has pulled out an old armoured cable with phone wires in it. Because he pulled too hard the cable separated where it was joined. The cables coming in are green, orange, black and white. The cables that were connected to it are green orange blue and brown. I assumed it was orange to orange and black to blue with maybe the 2 greens for the ringer but he rang back and said it didnt work. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in anticipation.
Bas

In the armoured cable orange and white is pair one green black is pair two,chances are the dial tone will be on pair one,just match the pairs at either end of the internal cable

Basil · 5 Sep 2010

Hi Simon,
Thanks for youe reply but I'n not sure what you are saying.........which cables do I connect to each other?
Many thanks
Bas

Note · 5 Sep 2010

orange/white (pair 1) to orange/blue (pair 1)

green/black (pair 2) to green/brown (pair 2)

simonpolly · 5 Sep 2010

Basil said:
Hi Simon,
Thanks for youe reply but I'n not sure what you are saying.........which cables do I connect to each other?
Many thanks
Bas

As above the armoured will be crimped to the internal cable,check the master socket and which ever pair they have connected to 2 and 5 crimp to pair one( orange and white) in the armoured cable.If done correctly it should be as note said above.If it was a second line it should be on green black on the incoming armoured cable

Basil · 5 Sep 2010

Thanks lads,
It worked a treat. He's promised me a bottle of wine, sorry I cant share it with you

Once again many thanks
Bas

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