I hope this is the right place for this. I have one phone line in my house and its a cat 6. I'm planning on adding a line in our kitchen, so my question is can I piggy back off the cat 6 phone jack to a new phone outlet? In this picture, the blue lines are the phone, can I pop a new set of wires...
Following the tragic tale from @telectrix about lightning damage to phones and modem leading to a serious loss of beer money I decided to take a look at an el-Chepo SPD from Amazon to see if it looks worth considering. This one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08FRN2569
When it arrived the box...
I've just spent 10 minutes on the phone talking to an Asian chap who says I'm registered with his company and my registration needs renewing. What does his company do? They block spam phone calls 🤣 He didn't know my name, who I get my phone through or where I live. I love spam calls. I love...
Now I only replace my phone when they need replacing but my old Samsung S7 kept freezing the other day then died. Took to a phone repair shop they said new battery so I left with them 24hrs later all working, the old battery all bulged out. Worked for a day then kept freezing, restarting and now...
I have all the new brown books and other electrical books but I was thinking it might be a good idea to keep a note in my phone of things I'm probably gonna want to know/check frequently. I'm still an apprentice. Should be qualified this year... And I think this might be a good way to hammer...
Hi fellow sparks
I’ve decided to take the plunge and go self employed
Any advice on a simple free quote app that can be easily edited to send a quote out quickly
Any advice or recommendations greatly appreciated👍
Hi all.
I have just set up a WiFi CCTV camera (SimShine Alloy 1S) which appears to be working as it should - very good image and sound quality, and a number of options on 'AI' detection, which also seem to work well.
My only issue, really, is that it uses an 'App', which basically means I'm...
Not really for work, more for Christmas.
Does anyone know good prices for mobile phone handsets?
I’m looking for iPhones, but not that important.
I can get 2 as business expenses, but the kids want new ones as well.
Any good refurbished stockists you know of?
Hi, This is for my yacht. Has DC power supply. I’m wanting to hard wire a phone /pad/tablet USB station to DC input. The unit currently is AC input with internal adapter.
Hi there,
I'm looking for some advice on installing a defibrillator cabinet in an ex BT phone box. I have taken ownership of the phone box and have a Defibsafe2 cabinet. The defib cabinet itself is class 2. The supply I have into the phone box has no earth, it's just live and neutral into a...
Hi all,
Trying to change a facetted. Not sure how to do it. Got a bit master phone line with this layout
A White
B Orange
2 White
3 Green
4 Black
5 Orange
I want to change it for a new metal face plate, which has
1 2 3 4 5 6
What do the cables do.
Thanks for your help
Cheers Tony
Just answered the phone to an Asian guy who told me he was from Microsoft. Apparently there's been a lot of problems reported from my computer. Now I've had these calls many times before and I've always played along with things, winding the caller up, but this time I went for a different...
Hi
I have a job where metal transport containers have been converted to luxury living spaces. There is great voice and data cell reception outside, but inside is non existent . I am looking for something to relay the 4g signal from out to in to enable the occupants to a access their normal...
Not sure if this is right place to ask, but anyway.
Long story short, signed for BT and are getting the equipment delivered tomorrow. This building used to be a pub and has been converted into flats.
BT have run their check and have said there’s definitely a line somewhere in the flat, however...
Hi. What suppliers you using to purchase CCTV set (4 cams) with POE system.
I do not mean the cheapest but also not too expensive (up to £400 ? ) . I do not know the market yet.
I had some leaflets from Q system company and this looks not too bad, but would like to know more options.
Please...
I'm looking to connect a Visonic alarm to the phone line. Do I need a microfilter or can I just connect from the master socket into the panel?
Thanks in advance
I have had a bunch of camera, I'm trying to find a camera I can leave and it alerts me when it's found somebody. I don't want DVRs and cables running everywhere, so Wifi (and strong connection) was a must.
Three years into my researching and testing and moving cameras around on the outside of...
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