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- From: kharstin@MtHolyoke.edu (Ken Harstine)
- Subject: Re: Phone line monitor
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- Organization: Mount Holyoke College
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- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 16:49:47 GMT
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- Just a not on on phone line impedances. The FCC requires that off hook
- impedance should be greater than 5 Meg. You should be able to achieve
- this bye scaling the impedances of the divider.
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- Also the FCC requires that there should be greater than 2 Kvolt isolation
- between the phone lines and the user (you) parts, and or earth ground.
- Placing the unit in a plastic box, and using your battery instead of an AC
- mains transformer is also a good way to achieve this.
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- Of course since this is strictly home brew, you probably don't have to
- worry about regulations. I would not recommend that you tie any portion of
- this circuit to ground, as this would unbalance the phone line, and might
- cause distortion of the sound.
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- ---Ken Harstine
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