Another - Moving BT Master Socket....

Another - Moving BT Master Socket....

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Dave_ST220

10,288 posts

204 months

Wednesday 25th November 2015
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Dr Murdoch said:
Thanks Dave

So what effect will the CW1128 have on my broadband?
Nothing, it's just horrible stuff to work with wink

Dr Murdoch

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3,427 posts

134 months

Friday 27th November 2015
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Update

Plugged my phone into the master socket at the front of house, no dialling tone, could hear my breathing coming out of the ear piece.

Broadband has worked fine, no drop outs todayconfused

Dr Murdoch

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3,427 posts

134 months

Sunday 29th November 2015
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Had another look at the cable coming into the house, i.e the BT line from the street, ive got the following colours and in brackets ive put the connectors that i have assigned.

White (5)
Green (4)
Black (2)
Orange (1)

Have I connected these correctly?

Deanno1dad

593 posts

223 months

Sunday 29th November 2015
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orange/white is the first pair,the incoming feed is not polarity concious and can go any way around and should be run direct to the master socket on either the screw terminals or on 5 and 2 with the correct tool to terminate

bimsb6

8,034 posts

220 months

Sunday 29th November 2015
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Dr Murdoch said:
Had another look at the cable coming into the house, i.e the BT line from the street, ive got the following colours and in brackets ive put the connectors that i have assigned.

White (5)
Green (4)
Black (2)
Orange (1)

Have I connected these correctly?
No orange /white is normally the line going to 2 and 5 on a line jack or the screw terminals / idc on an nte5

Cyberprog

2,186 posts

182 months

Monday 30th November 2015
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Yep, as others have said, that doesn't seem the right configuration. Mind you, BB will work down just one leg sometimes!

bimsb6

8,034 posts

220 months

Monday 30th November 2015
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Cyberprog said:
Yep, as others have said, that doesn't seem the right configuration. Mind you, BB will work down just one leg sometimes!
And over a short circuit but both conditions slow it down plus if you report a fault the test system will not see a socket on the end which could result in a visit charge to correct the dodgy connections .

Dr Murdoch

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3,427 posts

134 months

Monday 30th November 2015
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Ok thanks!

So where should they go, its confusing as the incoming wiring appears to be different to most diagrams I can see on line

I have:-

White (white is coming in, but a BT engineer has extended it using a yellow cable), green, black and orange


guindilias

5,245 posts

119 months

Monday 30th November 2015
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White to terminal 2. Orange to terminal 5.
Or the other way round, either will work.

Dr Murdoch

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3,427 posts

134 months

Monday 30th November 2015
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guindilias said:
White to terminal 2. Orange to terminal 5.
Or the other way round, either will work.
Thanks, do I not need to worry about the others?

guindilias

5,245 posts

119 months

Monday 30th November 2015
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Not unless you have extension sockets, AFAIK, they come off separately from the master socket. I only have a single, master, socket (for broadband) so it doesn't bother me!
http://www.wppltd.demon.co.uk/WPP/Wiring/UK_teleph...

bimsb6

8,034 posts

220 months

Monday 30th November 2015
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Dr Murdoch said:
guindilias said:
White to terminal 2. Orange to terminal 5.
Or the other way round, either will work.
Thanks, do I not need to worry about the others?
No the black and green are the 2nd pair in the dropwire they are for a 2nd line .

Dr Murdoch

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3,427 posts

134 months

Tuesday 1st December 2015
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guindilias said:
White to terminal 2. Orange to terminal 5.
Or the other way round, either will work.
Currently I have

White (5)
Green (4)
Black (2)
Orange (1)

So just the orange that needs changing, and then bin the rest?

I'm only using the socket as a glorified way of extending the cable so that it goes round to the back of the house.

I guess an alternative solution would be to join the wires using jelly crimps, and put the socket back on as a dummy (its on show)?

bimsb6

8,034 posts

220 months

Tuesday 1st December 2015
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Dr Murdoch said:
Currently I have

White (5)
Green (4)
Black (2)
Orange (1)

So just the orange that needs changing, and then bin the rest?

I'm only using the socket as a glorified way of extending the cable so that it goes round to the back of the house.

I guess an alternative solution would be to join the wires using jelly crimps, and put the socket back on as a dummy (its on show)?
Yes and yes as long as the socket you have put in is a master socket .

Dr Murdoch

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3,427 posts

134 months

Friday 4th December 2015
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Thanks for all the help gents, think i'm there (maybe)

Decided to crimp the incoming BT line with the external extension cable (just the white and orange), without changing anything at the other end all seems to work, getting 40mg download, 15 upload.

Line still drops out, but i'm thinking thats a issue with BT, judging by other threads discussing the quality of the service from BT.

If the new 'master' socket isn't a master, would it work? I'm just not sure whether it is or not. Its a BT socket, Openreach Mk 3

bimsb6

8,034 posts

220 months

Friday 4th December 2015
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Dr Murdoch said:
Thanks for all the help gents, think i'm there (maybe)

Decided to crimp the incoming BT line with the external extension cable (just the white and orange), without changing anything at the other end all seems to work, getting 40mg download, 15 upload.

Line still drops out, but i'm thinking thats a issue with BT, judging by other threads discussing the quality of the service from BT.

If the new 'master' socket isn't a master, would it work? I'm just not sure whether it is or not. Its a BT socket, Openreach Mk 3
That's a ssfp nte5a so it's fine .