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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 91 21:14:25 GMT
From: david@llustig.palo-alto.ca.us (David Schachter)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Modem vs. Line-Powered 'In Use' Light
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In article <telecom11.478.3@eecs.nwu.edu> nelson@sgi.com (Nelson
Bolyard) writes:

> This circuit draws less than 12 >microamps from the phone line when
> on-hook, and even less when off hook.  It should not cause any
> problems on your phone line (e.g. it >won't cause any telco equipment
> to flag you line as leaking/needing >repair).

The tarriff requirement in Canada is one microamp on-hook current
draw, I recall.


David Schachter
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