Re: Busying Lines
Matthew Kaufman (matthew@scruz.net)
Fri, 8 Sep 1995 00:31:09 -0700
Original message <199509080458.VAA23521@ringo.loop.com>
From: greg@loop.com (Greg Wiley)
Date: Sep 7, 21:58
Subject: Re: Busying Lines
>
> >As has been mentioned before, and I have done it, you simply short the two
> >wires together. This works in my area with my telephone provider although I
> >have heard of possibilities of damaging equipment in other areas of the globe.
>
> I know I can short the line but I believe the accepted
> practice is to use a resistor and capacitor in parallel.
> I'm sure that modern telco switches limit current but
> I'd like to account for the cases where we may be hooked
> to older equipment.
>
> -greg
>
>-- End of excerpt from Greg Wiley
The phone company has already supplied a resistor in the protection
circuitry at the C.O. You are wasting time, money, and natural resources
by adding one of your own. Do we REALLY have to have this discussion again?
-matthew