Another Phone Wiring Q

Hi all

Thought I'd covered all angles but hey ho...

Following previous posts, I had decided to fit the Clarity style splitter at the master box and take A & B to the loft on one cable and filtered phone on another. Unfortunately, the front door opens past the masterbox IYSWIM, so the larger offstand of the faceplate splitter is likely to be an issue. Is there a neater faceplate which will allow me to take A & B into the loft and fit a second master box up there? I don't want to wire direct to the incomers as this ist verboten

TIA

Phil

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TheScullster
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I haven't seen any flush filtered faceplates.

If you don't plug anything into the from of the master socket, then how about this...

Run the two wires to the loft, as you were going to. Leave the normal BT faceplate on, connect one set of wires to terminals 2 & 5 (Using a pair, usually blue) of the BT faceplate. Install a second master socket upstairs, connecting to the A&B Install the filtered faceplate on this master socket Connect the second wire run to terminals 2,3 and 5 (keeping 2&5 on a pair (blue)) Connect the other end of this cable to your extension wiring using either the jelly connectors BT use, tucked inside the master socket, or one of these next to the master socket.

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you do use the socket on the front of the master socket, then stop using it and install another extension, fed from the new wiring from the loft, next to the master socket.

Sparks...

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Sparks

"Sparks" wrote

Thanks Sparks

To clarify, do the incoming service provider terminals A and B just "pass through" the normal masterbox and present as pins 2 and 5? Does it matter which is which ie pin 2 to terminal A and pin 5 to terminal B? (so I can get it right on the masterbox in the loft).

So there's nothing to stop me setting this up ahead of the broadband install:

Transfer the location of the incoming A & B terminals to the loft via existing cable using 2 cores only Connect this to A & B in new masterbox Fit ADSL faceplate splitter to new masterbox Connect existing extensions to 2, 3 and 5 terminals of spitter.

Wait for broadband setup from provider!

Last question...

How do I connect terminals A & B in new loft masterbox to an RJ11 socket for modem/router? Which pins do terminals A & B become in the RJ11?

Phil

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TheScullster

Yes

Strictly speaking, yes, A is 2 and B is 5, but in practice it doesn't usually matter.

I assume you mean the filtered face plate here?

The middle pair - Assuming you are putting the router in the loft, just use a filtered faceplate up there, plug the router to the RJ11 of that, this will be easier and neater :-)

Sparks...

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Sparks

"Sparks" wrote

Doh - how obvious is that!

Thanks for all the help, Sparks

Phil

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TheScullster

:-) No probs

You might find this site interesting...

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Sparks

Is the existing socket mounted on a pattress? If so could replace it with a ordinary metal back box and sink it into the wall to gain more "depth".

Is the master socket used? If not, leave it alone, take you feed upstairs and use something like:

ADSL-FFP85D on

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will then let you take both filtered and unfiltered connections to other sockets from there.

No need, and not desireable anyway.

Reply to
John Rumm

Sort of... however the master socket will also include a surge arrestor which will be wired across A and B - so 2 & 5 are not exactly the same as A & B in that sense.

There is a right way - however most things will work even if you get it wrong.

See the circus diagram here:

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So there's nothing to stop me setting this up ahead of the broadband > install:

You can use a PBX master here (or a bog standard extension socket and add a ring cap) - no need for duplicate surge arrestor or test resistor.

Yup... or just take two wires to extensions and use ring caps on the back of each. Saves having the unbalanced third wire.

Assuming you are using a splitter of some design, it will provide you with a RJ11 socket for the router, and the router should come with the appropriate wire to plug into it.

The middle two.

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John Rumm

On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:26:07 -0000 someone who may be "TheScullster" wrote this:-

If this is a problem then it would also be a problem plugging a phone into the existing socket and arranging it so that the door does not strike the cable.

When installed the Clarity filter sticks out 2cm from the front of the NTE5.

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David Hansen

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