[lug] need used phone "butt tester"

[John Dollison]

The official name is a "telephone test set."  
 
I own one and live in Westminster.  If you would like to borrow it, you can call me at the number below.  
 
If you want to buy your own, one of the cheaper models is the Resi-Talker™ Test Set (http://www.lashen.com/vendors/testum/resi.asp#lb300).
 
But honestly, most of the time a $5 polarity tester from Radio Shack / Target and a standard corded phone will work just fine as a tester; if you really need "flying leads" just get a 3-foot phone cord and strip one end so you have a foot of red and green wire exposed.  It just doesn't do surreptitious monitoring, like you can do with a butt set.
These websites have a lot of terrific advice on installing phone lines and troubleshooting problems:
http://www.homephonewiring.com/repair.html
http://www.sandman.com/loop.html--John Dollison(303) 677-2873 (8 am - 2 pm)(720) 935-1970 (3 pm - 8 pm)    



> Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:24:07 -0600> From: stanczyk at pcisys.net> To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us> Subject: Re: [lug] need used phone "butt tester"> > Umm, you might get lucky and get a new unit from Microcenter (microcenter.com)> or Home depot/Lowes for a good price. JD Saunders on Valmont is a small > chance.> > Mike> > On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Calvin Dodge wrote:> > > Does anyone know where I can find such a beastie at a good price?> >> > Calvin Dodge> > _______________________________________________> > Web Page: http://lug.boulder.co.us> > Mailing List: http://lists.lug.boulder.co.us/mailman/listinfo/lug> > Join us on IRC: lug.boulder.co.us port=6667 channel=#colug> >> _______________________________________________> Web Page: http://lug.boulder.co.us> Mailing List: http://lists.lug.boulder.co.us/mailman/listinfo/lug> Join us on IRC: lug.boulder.co.us port=6667 channel=#colug
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