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- The BEIGE BOX Revisited
- Article Written By: Mercenary
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- For years now, the only Instruction file I've seen for making your
- own linemans handset is the File by The Exterminator and Terminal MAn.
- There File is good, but if you follow there directions completely,
- you trash a perfectly good phone.
- The plans for the I.I.R.G.'s Beige Box are extremely simple and all
- parts are available at your local Radio Shack. The cost of our phone
- is extremely LOW as compared to actually purchasing a linemans handset
- for the unheard of prices manufacturers ask, usually $65.00 to $300.00
- in most catalogs I've seen.
- Now, Heres your Parts list as Taken out of the 1992 Radio Shack
- Catalog,Number 472.
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- Parts List For I.I.R.G. BEIGE BOX CONSTRUCTION
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- Quantity Catalog Number Description Price
- 1 43-500 ET-126 Mini*Fone Telephone $19.95
- 1 279-390 5 1/4" Mod to Mod $ .99
- 1 279-358 4-Cond Inline Coupler $ 2.49
- 1 270-378 1 1/4" Mini Aligators $ 1.69
- 1 278-1627 Heat Shrink Tubing $ 1.79
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- TOTAL COST =$27.02
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- Now I'm not saying you have to buy the Radio Shack phone, it just has
- the features you will want, We grab ours at computer shows for $5.00
- you may have a phone or can get it cheaper, Just get one with Re-dial,
- Ringer on/off,switchable tone/pulse--You'll be glad you did in the long
- run.
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- CONSTRUCTION:
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- 1. Take the Mod To Mod, Pick a desired length from one end,
- (We use 1 foot 2 inches) and cut the wire.
- 2. Now Carefully take a razor blade or knife and strip back two
- inches of the gray wire covering, MAKING SURE NOT TO CUT
- OR DAMAGE THE 4 WIRES INSIDE!!
- 3. Strip 1/4 inch covering off the GREEN and RED WIRE
- 4. You can either cut off the yellow and black or bend them back
- for future use (We cut ours since you'll have enough left
- over to make more)
- 5. Put Proper Size shrink tubing over wire down on to gray covering
- 6. Take the Green Alligator Clip, Solder the Green wire to the Green Clip
- 7. Take The Red Clip, Solder the Red wire to the Red Clip
- 8. Bring shrink tubing back up to cut end, place just over gray material
- (1/4 Inch) and shrink with heat gun or hair dryer
- 9. Place Inline coupler on mod end of Gray cord, attach other end of
- coupler to white wire mod end of phone.
- 10. Pat yourself on Back, you're done.
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- Now with our Beige Box, to use the Phone like normal just take off
- inline coupler and plug phone in jack like normal.
- To use it as a Beige Box, you just hook up coupler to phone and take
- your trusty 7/16 Inch Hex driver (Available at Hardware Store,Sears,Caldors,
- K-Mart,Got the Idea Yet?) And open up your local Green Tower or switcher
- Hook Red Clip to "R" Ring terminal and Green Clip to "T" Tip terminal
- and listen for Dial tone.
- This is great for apartment buildings,condos,and hotels where
- junction boxes are easily available on side of building or basements.
- For more Hints on Uses, Read Exterminators and Terminal Mans File.
- Note: Some junction boxes will be locked and cannot be opened with
- 7/16 Hex Driver, Don't forget your lockpicks.
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- Downloaded From P-80 International Information Systems 304-744-2253
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