Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!osu-cis!killer!vector!telecom-gateway From: jbn@glacier.stanford.edu (John B. Nagle) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Phone Melts; Almost Started Fire! Message-ID: Date: 21 Mar 89 17:42:05 GMT Sender: news@vector.UUCP Reply-To: "John B. Nagle" Organization: Stanford University Lines: 11 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 102, message 8 of 10 NO WAY can you make wires glow red with any power level normally applied to a phone line; not even with ringing power is there enough energy to make that happen. Somehow, power line voltage is getting into your phone wiring. This is serious and needs to be tracked down. It may be necessary to examine all relevant punch blocks with a voltmeter. If you have wiring maintenance from your telco, have them do it; if not, it's probably better to have a licenced electrician with telephone expertise do it. You have a major fire and electric shock hazard. John Nagle