Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!duteca!wolff From: wolff@duteca (Roger Wolff) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Drawing DC phone current Message-ID: <1347@duteca.UUCP> Date: 2 Jun 91 15:18:42 GMT Article-I.D.: duteca.1347 References: <8053@nst> <1084@eplunix.UUCP> <1991May29.084859.5324@specialix.co.uk> <8085@nst> Organization: Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Lines: 20 jon_sree@world.std.com (Jon Sreekanth) writes: >Even if the hook detector is not confused by < 7 mA, won't that >trigger some automated test equipment that's supposedly looking for >leaky (hence faulty) lines ? I don't think so. We had a full "a" to "ground" short that they didn't come and fix before we called and told them about it. Guess what? They didn't beleive that it was their cable! Anyway, I'm glad that it finally was their cable, because we didn't have to pay a thing! they have been digging a few days for us! Roger. -- EMail: wolff@duteca.et.tudelft.nl * There used to be text here but because people complained that my * * signature file was too long I deleted it. Now only this short * * message, explaing what happened to my signature remains. *