amateurandy Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 I thought BT cable was only 2-wire anyway up to the master socket. And it's illegal to meddle with it too! Once you're past the master socket it's usually 4 or 6 core and only 3 cores are used in most domestic setups, but as someone else noted voltages can be quite high and very variable so interference would be a potentially nasty problem, maybe worse than mains. I wouldn't touch it with your bargepole :!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 I thought BT cable was only 2-wire anyway up to the master socket. And it's illegal to meddle with it too! 70206[/snapback] Only 2 wires are used up to the master socket but BT usually run a 2 or 3 pair drop wire to the house, unless you're in an old house with some of that 1 pair speaker cable type stuff they used to use lashed round the outside of the house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Electrics Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Only 2 wires are used up to the master socket but BT usually run a 2 or 3 pair drop wire to the house, unless you're in an old house with some of that 1 pair speaker cable type stuff they used to use lashed round the outside of the house! 70209[/snapback] Drop wire 3. 1 pr Steel insulated. Drop wire 10. 1 Pr of copper wires with 1 steel tension strand Drop wire 12. 2 pr of copper wires with 3 steel tension strands Drop wire 14. (Also known as Cable Aerial Dropwire 55) 4 pr copper wires with 3 steel tension strands. And Know I wouldn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gary Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Drop wire 3. 1 pr Steel insulated. Drop wire 10. 1 Pr of copper wires with 1 steel tension strand Drop wire 12. 2 pr of copper wires with 3 steel tension strands Drop wire 14. (Also known as Cable Aerial Dropwire 55) 4 pr copper wires with 3 steel tension strands. And Know I wouldn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alarm Protection Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Never run cables outside! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Never run cables outside! 70224[/snapback] That's buggered it then, better get all my BT, Sky, DTT and power cables ripped out pretty sharpish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Electrics Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Smart1Your spot on, mine is a Drop wire 12 and I will only be connecting after the master with no tamper so it shouldn't be a problem. I bet its nice to be right isn't it 70223[/snapback] LOL I bloody hope so I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gary Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Just to let you all know I have just completed the job and all works well. Thanks for all the posts,it was appreciated and put to good use : Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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