[asterisk-users] the FXS ports of Digium and damaging if connected to Tel Line

[Geoff Lane]

On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, bilal ghayyad wrote:

> What do u mean by "clibing the tang of the RJ11 plug on the end of
> the BT adaptor?

On an RJ11 plug, the casing includes a springy piece that locks the
plug into an RJ11 socket. When plugged in, the end of the springy
piece sticks out of the socket and is the bit you need to squeeze
towards the plug body to release the plug from the socket. That
springy piece is called the "tang".

If you take care, it's possible to cut off the end of the tang that
sticks out of the socket while leaving enough of the tang to lock the
plug in place. If you do that, you can't remove the plug by hand. You
need to insert a small screwdriver into the socket to depress the tang
in order to release the plug from the socket.

HTH,

-- 
Geoff