On Friday 09 July 2004 14:46, Jacobson wrote: > > Does that mean that the 50V on the phone jack is no problem for these > > localtalk boxes, so you don't have to disconnect the phone > > system first? > > Daan, > > I do not THINK so > Those boxes allowed to use telephony CABLING (cheap and available), > But not the thelephone CABLE (where the phone signal is) > I think this cabling was called 'cheapertalk' compared to the real > localtalk. > (please, do not flame me if I am wrong, its so long ago) > > > So, (if I am correct) you can use the CABLES, but without the phone > signal > (you must disconnect the cables from the phone system)
Thank you. Yet the best way to know whether it works is to try it out :-) It does work, neither the serial ports nor the boxes are blown up as the adapter seems to use two pins that don't have 50V on it. Yet when I picked up the phone during the Mac copying files, I heard a clear prprprpprpr noise, so it's indeed a better idea not to connect the localtalk boxes to the telephone. Luckily, the two telephone jacks that I use can be disconnected really easily. Daan. -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
