Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Fri, 21 Jun 91 10:38:41 -0400 From: "Andrew M. Boardman" Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Old Phone Wiring Puzzle Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 477, Message 3 of 11 Lines: 12 [Lynn Goodhue speaks of telephone house wiring that runs red, green, and yellow, and the telephone not ringing on the "normal" red/green .] I was also raised as a believer in the "this is tip, this is ring, and that's all you'll ever need" philosophy, but the 1954 500 set that I use nowadays won't ring without that third yellow wire connected (to ring side I believe). Of course, omniscient NY Tel service says that the unit is broken. If there's an actual schematic that I could get for this phone without disassembly of the network, I'd appreciate a pointer.