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

[Gordon Henderson]

On Tue, 20 Jan 2009, bilal ghayyad wrote:

> Dear Gordon;
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> I did not understand the idea of the following:
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> "If you're carefull, you can clip the tang of the RJ11 plug on the end of the BT adapter so that it needs a small screwdriver to remove it from the socket on the board..."
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> Do u have any link?
> What do u mean by "clibing the tang of the RJ11 plug on the end of the BT adaptor?

The "tang" is the thin bit of plastic that makes the RJ11 plug latch into 
the socket. You push it down to un-latch the plug so you can pull it out 
of the socket. If you cut it about a third of the way down, you'll not be 
able to easilly remove the plug once inserted into the socket.

Maybe it doesn't translate well:

   http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tang

Maybe there's another word for it, but it's what I've always used...

Gordon



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> Regards
> Bilal
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>>>> What is the solution for this disaster?
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>>> I live in UK, where we don't use RJ11 for
>> telephones and so need to
>>> use adapters, which I just leave hanging out of the
>> FXO ports. With
>>> the adapters in place, it's difficult to plug the
>> phones into the
>>> wrong ports. I've also stuck a large label on the
>> computer cabinet to
>>> show which ports are for what. For info, I have a
>> TDM400P.
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>> If you're carefull, you can clip the tang of the RJ11
>> plug on the end of
>> the BT adapter so that it needs a small screwdriver to
>> remove it from the
>> socket on the board...
>>
>> I found this out after swapping a Panasonic unit out for an
>> Asterisk box
>> of my own and having a devil of a time removing the
>> connectors going into
>> the Panasonic box - I'm told they're supplied like
>> that and they were
>> punched-down directly into the DP! (not a BT
>> 'master' socket in sight!)
>>
>>> I suspect that the label idea might help but the other
>> would depend on
>>> whether your country uses RJ11 for standard phone
>> connections.
>>
>> Never underestimate the stupity of sheeple...
>>
>> Gordon
>>
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