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- Date: 25 Jan 93 01:53:54 EST (Mon)
- From: johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Re: Wiring For Multi-Lines on One Jack
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- You're right, you can wire up several lines on a single modular jack.
- You can only get up to three lines, since standard phone plugs only
- have six wires. For eight wires you need a data plug, which isn't
- very different, but there's no conventions for wiring voice pairs on
- data plugs. On the six wire voice plug, the pins are numbered from
- one to six.
-
- The wiring arranagement for a single line is the familiar RJ-11, with
- pins three and four being the ring and tip sides of the pair.
-
- For two lines, it's called RJ-14. with the ring and tip for the second
- line on pins five and two. This is a very common arrangement -- most
- two-line phones plug into an RJ-14. At the Radio Shack you can get an
- adapter plug for about $3 which splits out the two lines to separate
- RJ11 jacks. (At the Harvard Square Rat Shack they don't even ask for
- your name any more for small cash purchases.)
-
- For three lines, it's called RJ25, with the third ring and tip on pins
- six and one. This arrangement is much less popular. I haven't seen
- any consumer RJ25 equipment and adapters, though it would be easy
- enough to wire it up on your own. Keep in mind that most modular
- telephone cables are only four wires and wouldn't work for RJ25.
-
-
- Regards,
-
- John Levine, johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us, {spdcc|ima|world}!iecc!johnl
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