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- From: rbassett@aztech.com.sg (Robin Bassett)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Making a RJ11 "busy" plug
- Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 00:04:19 GMT
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- Don Horne <doho@delphi.com> wrote:
-
- >>I want to create / wire / solder a RJ11 plug than I can stick into the
- >>socket so that the exchange thinks the line is busy. I imagine that that
- >>should be fairly simple, but I don't know how exactly to do it. Should
- >>I put a resistor between the leads or so? A diagram might be useful.
- >
- >Simply use a 600 ohm (or something close such as a 560 ohm) 1/2 watt
- >resistor between the 3 & 4 pins (the two in the center) of the RJ11 plug.
- >These are the green and red wires that can be seen through the clear
- >plastic plugs.
- >
- >Don
- This is the right way to do it, however, 600 ohms may not be low
- enough. Try anything more than 50 ohms (anything in the range of 50
- to 300 should probably work). Otherwise, use a cheap telephone and
- leave it off hook. :)
-
- Robin
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