What is the difference between a 4 conductor telephone cable and a 6 conductor cable?
Monday, March 15th, 2010 at
6:31 pm
besides the number of conductors.
How do I know which one I need. All I want drugs without prescription to do is get my telephone located further from the jack.
TWO
Just in case it was a trick math question.
If this is a standard residential single-line phone, it needs 2 or 3 wires, depending on how the ringer works. You only need 2 wires for dial tone.
So, a standard RJ-11 or RJ-14 jack (using 2 or 4 wires in a 6-pin carrier) can be extended with standard 4-conductor base cord. Six conductor (RJ-25) will also work.
Carl
Ifyo uare in the UK you only need three wires anyway. + and – of the line and the third wire extends the bell circuit so that phones plugged into the other sockets will ring.
Make sure the + & – wires don’t get reversed between the jacks as otherwise the phone will ring continuously.
Six wire was used for other types of telephone systems but even on digital sytems there is often only a four wire circuit one audio (+ & -) and the other a data pair. Six wire was often used to give a spare conductor if the wiring was liable to be damaged in any way, and also for distribution of lines and extensions around buildings.
If you need more help email me.
North America… most likely you only need the 4 conductor. If you are talking about the wire that connects the jack to the telephone, than just look at the existing one and see how many wires are in the clear connector, then buy the same thing just longer.