Question for Fletch

[wdhb]

Hi Fletch

earlier this year there were some posts around the subject of indentifying unused analogue ports, and you intimated that there is a way of doing this through the tty access, but we never did find out how that was acheived. If I've misinterpreted what was being said at the time, that's ok, but if you are able to shed some light on this would be great.

cheers
Bruce

 

[Avaya911PLM]

Oh yeah I remember that thread. If you thought I meant via the TTY, sorry to confuse you. You can identify unused ports, but it has to be done physically on each TN with a multimeter. You will find an open loop if nothing is attached, and you will see the resistance of the device at the far end if something is there. It's been a busy summer, and I have been off the boards for a while.

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[wdhb]

Thanks Fletch. As I suspected. I've found the most reliable method is to pull the FALC out & use a ringing device in series with the cct your testing. Some devices like cordless phones some times don't show that well with a multimeter.

 

[luv2ski]

i would just disable a couple and if no one complains after a week or so out the tn

ONLY 17 WEEKS TILL SKI SEASON STARTS

 

[johnpoole]

if your using a multi-meter, take then cont test, then reverse your probes, the ringer cap. will give you a quick spike that is very clear with a analog meter, a little tougher, all phnoes that plug into the pstn must have a cap to isolate the ringer coil. otherwise they will draw dt while on hook. decades ago, we used this to sweep the lines for extensions that we wern't billing for. back then you had to pay for the install plus a monthly for each home phone.. two spikes meant someone had two phones onthe same line

john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc

 

[Avaya911PLM]

Ah the old days of climbing with the 'Sidekick'
;-)

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[wdhb]

Have tried using a mulimeter, but I did find some analogue devices like cordless phones didn't give much of a capacitive kick so that's why I tried using a ringer in series. This has proven to be 99% reliable.

 

[johnpoole]

haven't heard that term "sidekick" in 20+ years

john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc