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Re: Telephone line interference
Sometimes a good sprinkling of .01 MFD caps to ground also help a lot.
Regards,
Dr. Resonance
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Date: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: Telephone line interference
>Original Poster: "Steve Cook" <Steve-at-g8cyerichmond.freeserve.co.uk>
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>In the UK, British Telecom supply interference supressors to be fitted on
>incoming lines, I forget the part number. I am sure other companies can do
>the same. The units are sealed, so I don't know what's inside, I suspect a
>combination of L & C. Here I have looped the incoming line through a large
>ferrite ring (ten turns).
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>Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 5:25 AM
>Subject: Telephone line interference
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>> Original Poster: Jon Rosenstiel <jonr-at-pacbell-dot-net>
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>> Hi all,
>> I just searched the archives for anything relating to the elimination of
>> interference in phone lines. I thought I had seen something about
>installing
>> MOV's across the line, but all I could find was a post from 1996
>suggesting
>> to try 0.1uF caps across the lines. (Haven't tried this yet. Wonder what
>it
>> would do to my modem speed?) I seem to recall hearing about commercially
>> manufactured phone line filters, but a search for them drew a blank also.
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>> I have considered installing shielded phone cable, particularly in my
>garage
>> walls. (Near where my coil throws it's arcs about).
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>> I would really like to make my phone system bullet-proof, (actually
>bullets
>> aren't the problem, my Tesla coil is)! I don't like crawling around
behind
>a
>> dusty computer having to unplug tiny phone cables, (which then have to be
>> plugged back in), when I want to throw a few arcs in the garage. I have
>> already forgotten, ( a few times), to unplug my modems when I lit off my
>> coil, and I most likely will do it again. If possible I need to
>idiot-proof
>> my phone wiring!
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>> Can anyone offer suggestions that will help to eliminate, (or at least
>> reduce), phone line interference? Does any of the above stuff work?
>> (Shielded wire, MOV's, capacitors, etc)
>>
>> Thanks from the idiot in Anaheim,
>>
>> Jon Rosenstiel
>> jonr-at-pacbell-dot-net
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