BT Cables !!

[kojakb]

I am wanting to add a phone point at the rear of my house (via the external of the house).

I currently have blue, blue/white, orange,orange/white cables clipped inside the BT socket INSIDE my house. (2, 3, 4, 5)

Outside, in the BT Nox, I have the BT line coming up, and that is connected to the above cable, on the blue and blue/white cables.

Can I connect the new cable to the orange and orange/white outside ??

Or would the cable have to be connected to the BT Socket inside ???



If that makes sense !!

 

[BenStiller]

No, you need to keep onthe blues...ignore the oranges they were only terminated for the sake of it, but when you connect the other box terminate orange/white in no3 this is for ringing purposes

 

[slippyr4]

To add to and clarify what ben said, you need to connect the extensions to pins 2 & 5 - they are the actual line.

The pin 3 is a ring signal, emmitted from your master socket. If you buy decent (primary/master) sockets for your extensions (ones that have a ring capacitor in them) then you don't need, and probably are best not, connecting pin 3.

Picture of a master socket with ring cap in:-

 

[kojakb]

It is only for a PC to plug into (broadband). It wont need a ringer will it ??

 

[andy]

It is only for a PC to plug into (broadband). It wont need a ringer will it ??

no, but the phone you connect in the future probably will

 

[kojakb]

So I need to get another master socket ??

And can the new phone line cables just go in on top of the exsisting ?

 

[andy]

So I need to get another master socket ??

And can the new phone line cables just go in on top of the exsisting ?

1: no

2: yes

you need a slave socket. without ringing cap. wire term 2,3 and 5 form the new socket to the same in the existing socket (can be taken from anywhere, not just the master socket). and your done.

 

[bathjobby]

And if you are using black telephone cable like BT do, where did you get it from. Its as rare as hens teeth here.

 

[Lectrician]

.......I have loads!

Find a BT chap, and be-friend him.....or find an exchange, and raid the skip!

They skip all drums with short lengths on - all their aerial drops are fairly long, so shorter lengths are useless.

 

[andy]

or find an exchange, and raid the skip!

They skip all drums with short lengths on - all their aerial drops are fairly long, so shorter lengths are useless.

gonna have to do that sometime. might even make a trip to the telewest yard sometime...

 

[kojakb]

I am after Black Cable too, fingers crossed I can hold of some.

Living oppopsite an Exchange should help !!

 

[andy]

I am after Black Cable too, fingers crossed I can hold of some.

Living oppopsite an Exchange should help !!

i dont even kno where my local exchange is

 

[slippyr4]

what black cable are you after? dropwire?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

That's the only black phone cable I can think of.

Wouldn't want to use it inside, surely? (Not sure it's flexible enough anyway....)

Whatever - if you do go skipping for some, remember this:

1) Even though it's been thrown in a skip it is still someone's property.

2) When you cut it, watch out for the reinforcing wire - very sharp ends.

 

[bathjobby]

slippyr4

what black cable are you after? dropwire?

The black cable this thread is about........ why bother posting if you can't be bothered to read the thread ! (rhetorical)...