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No problem - that happens.
But yes, we need to know how close the client is to the ORIGINATION of this facility.
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It sounds like a defective merlin set...given the
age of the sets...it does happen. My question is
how far is your customer from the CO????
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im not sure how close the tel co is. i am going to call tomorrow to see what the tel co says. i may need to get some resistores and take care of it myself. today i checked the voltage on one of my lines and got the same reading about 8 to 10 volts off hook. but on hook it is 50. did i do the volt test wrong. but the loop current on my line checked out ok, just wanted to make sure my meter was ok. i will keep everyone posted what i find out. dave
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One point to remember about Proximity to the CO - the cable doesn't run as the crow flies. Sometimes even if you're around the corner from the Exchange you've got a mile of cable between you and the frame.
It all depends on how the Outside Plant was built and how your circuit is cross connected.
Sam
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Quote by davetel: i was getting about 50 ma on all 4 lines
What did you do to fix this?
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i havnt done anything yet but if the tel co wont fix it i will put resistors on both sides of the line on all 4 lines. kind of messy but im trying to keep the cost down for them.
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havnt done anything yet but if the tel co wont fix it i will put resistors on both sides of the line on all 4 lines. kind of messy but im trying to keep the cost down for them. the telco isn't likely to do anything about 50ma I like the regulators sandman sells they keep the output at 25ma no matter whats coming in I appreciate keeping cost down but a one time fix seems to be to be the most economical solution I carry a half dozen of the regulator's with me so when I encounter something like this I can install them and see if it fixs the problem if so , fine bill the customer and order some more , if not remove them and look for other fixe's
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Who is your provider???
I've never had that problem with any Legend....
you may want to upgrade to Legend w/ ATL packs...
How much can that cost???
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I think this is all much to do about nothing. I'm going to agree with kenb. This is a vintage system that has been around the block so many times (with a walker) it has to be dizzy. I would look for a problem with one of those old phones, particularly if there are any with a membrane keypad, before I wasted my time anywhere else.
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Yeah, but if he has 50ma of loop current a brand new system will do the very same thing after about 6 months.
Been there and done that.
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