Jon Pounder wrote:
Warning ! I know zip about electronics.
why not just use a multipole relay ?
a 4pole double throw relay gives you 4 sets of contacts for the 2x tx and
2x rx wires. if you want to control with a bit in a parallel port, use
something like a uln2003 relay driver (if the coil current is low enough),
or a couple discrete transistors with the right gain and power handling.
use the 12vdc out of a spare drive connector to power the relay.
I would use one relay rather than 2 dpdt ones so that the switches are
mechanically locked together and if one relay sticks you don't get a weird
combination of circuits connected. Nothing will break, and the phone cops
won't likely bother you if this does happen, but it could be real annoying
and hard to diagnose if it does.
This is basically the electromechanical equivalent of you pulling one
cable and plugging in another (which is what I was going to do with some
T1 routers), except, I found the TXPort.
Good idea. I just have an irrational dislike of moving parts. And I
*like* MOSFETS !
This actually is meant for failing between telco circuits, but works just
fine working failing between CPE instead. it actually has csus, reframers,
clock generator etc, as well as the "relay" circuit I describe to do the
switchover. it actually samples the lines and uses some intelligence to
see which to switch to. The device is "obsolete" so you'll only find it
surplus now, and its t1 only as far as I know but there is probably E1
gear around that does the same thing. I bought mine for $20 so it was not
even worth thinking about my own setup for that price, but they were
listed at up to $3000 when new.
I've only had a quick look for these, but E1 ones seem to be thin on the
ground and expensive, and I have a horrible feeling that all the
reframing stuff just adds another set of variables if something goes
wrong somewhere.
Thanks again.
jd
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