Telephone wire color (colour) codes

[Harialbth]

Hello,

I accidentally ripped my phone wire from the extension jack. There are
four wires sticking out: Red, Green, Black and Yellow. I opened the
jack and there are eight holes like this:
. . . .
. . . .

Only the middle four holes have a metal plates inside. So I guess
those are the ones that should be used. Ok, now that i think that's
clear enough, my question: which color wire goes into which hole?

To clear up any further confusion, let's call each hole by a number in
this order:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
Any help would greatllyyyyy apreciated,

 

[Rich Webb]

On 20 Jul 2003 17:25:37 -0700, minloson@yahoo.com (Harialbth) wrote:

Hello,

I accidentally ripped my phone wire from the extension jack. There are
four wires sticking out: Red, Green, Black and Yellow. I opened the
jack and there are eight holes like this:
. . . .
. . . .

Only the middle four holes have a metal plates inside. So I guess
those are the ones that should be used. Ok, now that i think that's
clear enough, my question: which color wire goes into which hole?

To clear up any further confusion, let's call each hole by a number in
this order:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
Any help would greatllyyyyy apreciated,

Try

http://www.homephonewiring.com/

http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~kurisuto/phone_wiring.html

or visit Google...

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

 

[J Michael Milner]

Harialbth wrote:

Hello,

I accidentally ripped my phone wire from the extension jack. There are
four wires sticking out: Red, Green, Black and Yellow. I opened the
jack and there are eight holes like this:
. . . .
. . . .

Only the middle four holes have a metal plates inside. So I guess
those are the ones that should be used. Ok, now that i think that's
clear enough, my question: which color wire goes into which hole?

To clear up any further confusion, let's call each hole by a number in
this order:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
Any help would greatllyyyyy apreciated,

The key (pun intended) is to realize that the 8 pin jack is a superset
of the 6 pin, 4 pin, and 2 pin jacks. That being said, the first pair
is the red/green and they go in the center 2 holes (6&3 in your numbering
system). The second pair is yellow/black and they go in the holes on
either side of the first pair (2&7). If your phone only has one line and
no lighted buttons, you'll really only need the red/green pair. If the
phone in question is 20+ years old, you may find it only works with one
order of each pair (e.g. red-green or green-red). However, virually all newer
phones are insensitive to reversal of tip and ring.

You'll likely need a tool to crimp the wires once you reinsert them in the
old plug, although you can sometimes push the individual metal contacts down
onto the wire using a flat blade screwdriver. If you can't reinsert the
wires into the original plug, you can replace it with a 4 pin plug that will
work with your existing 8 pin wall sockets.

The details of Registered Jack (RJ) connections can be found by Google searches
for terms like "registered jack". There you'll also learn that the pins are
numbered left to right without regard to the row offset.

Mike

 

[Harialbth]

Rich Webb <bbew.ar@mapson.nozirev.ten> wrote in message news:<ofjmhvcb2se8lbuimh0iqb0eho5ngl4iu4@4ax.com>...

On 20 Jul 2003 17:25:37 -0700, minloson@yahoo.com (Harialbth) wrote:

Hello,

I accidentally ripped my phone wire from the extension jack. There are
four wires sticking out: Red, Green, Black and Yellow. I opened the
jack and there are eight holes like this:
. . . .
. . . .

But do you have any idea in what order the holes are arranged. In your

links it says that we must match the wire color with the hole color,
in my jack none of the holes have any colors.
thanks

Only the middle four holes have a metal plates inside. So I guess
those are the ones that should be used. Ok, now that i think that's
clear enough, my question: which color wire goes into which hole?

To clear up any further confusion, let's call each hole by a number in
this order:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
Any help would greatllyyyyy apreciated,


Try

http://www.homephonewiring.com/

http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~kurisuto/phone_wiring.html

or visit Google...

 

[Don Bruder]

In article <c584b470.0307210710.3f672914@posting.google.com>,
minloson@yahoo.com (Harialbth) wrote:

Rich Webb <bbew.ar@mapson.nozirev.ten> wrote in message
news:<ofjmhvcb2se8lbuimh0iqb0eho5ngl4iu4@4ax.com>...
On 20 Jul 2003 17:25:37 -0700, minloson@yahoo.com (Harialbth) wrote:

Hello,

I accidentally ripped my phone wire from the extension jack. There are
four wires sticking out: Red, Green, Black and Yellow. I opened the
jack and there are eight holes like this:
. . . .
. . . .

But do you have any idea in what order the holes are arranged. In your
links it says that we must match the wire color with the hole color,
in my jack none of the holes have any colors.
thanks

Give up on the old jack. Go to radio schlock, or whatever, and get
yourself a new one. It's not like you're trying to buy a brick of
gold... Although in all honesty, at rat-shack you might *THINK* you are
from the price.

A couple bucks will get you a new jack that you can wire *PROPERLY* -
anything you do with the old one is going to be a cobble-job that I
wouldn't trust any longer than neccessary to make a few phone calls to
find out who has one in stock. Most (if not all) phone jacks that are
less than 20 years old are connected to the wires with "insulation
displacement" methods - the wire goes in the hole, something gets mashed
down onto/into the wire through the insulation, and locks into place.
They're designed to be single-use, and any attempt to "redo" them is
pretty much wasted effort.

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Don't quote me on this, as I don't particularily remember. I do know
this, green and red are a pair, yellow and black are a pair, and by a
pair i mean one line. For most houses w/ one line, green and red are
used, although I don't remember the arrangement they're connected to
the phone in. I guess look it up, sorry
On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 02:23:06 GMT, Rich Webb
<bbew.ar@mapson.nozirev.ten> wrote:

On 20 Jul 2003 17:25:37 -0700, minloson@yahoo.com (Harialbth) wrote:

Hello,

I accidentally ripped my phone wire from the extension jack. There are
four wires sticking out: Red, Green, Black and Yellow. I opened the
jack and there are eight holes like this:
. . . .
. . . .

Only the middle four holes have a metal plates inside. So I guess
those are the ones that should be used. Ok, now that i think that's
clear enough, my question: which color wire goes into which hole?

To clear up any further confusion, let's call each hole by a number in
this order:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
Any help would greatllyyyyy apreciated,


Try

http://www.homephonewiring.com/

http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~kurisuto/phone_wiring.html

or visit Google...

 

[Harialbth]

Thanks a lot Michael, that's the reply i was looking for.


J Michael Milner <jmmilner@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message news:<3F1BE962.ECB0A2A0@alum.mit.edu>...

Harialbth wrote:

Hello,

I accidentally ripped my phone wire from the extension jack. There are
four wires sticking out: Red, Green, Black and Yellow. I opened the
jack and there are eight holes like this:
. . . .
. . . .

Only the middle four holes have a metal plates inside. So I guess
those are the ones that should be used. Ok, now that i think that's
clear enough, my question: which color wire goes into which hole?

To clear up any further confusion, let's call each hole by a number in
this order:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
Any help would greatllyyyyy apreciated,


The key (pun intended) is to realize that the 8 pin jack is a superset
of the 6 pin, 4 pin, and 2 pin jacks. That being said, the first pair
is the red/green and they go in the center 2 holes (6&3 in your numbering
system). The second pair is yellow/black and they go in the holes on
either side of the first pair (2&7). If your phone only has one line and
no lighted buttons, you'll really only need the red/green pair. If the
phone in question is 20+ years old, you may find it only works with one
order of each pair (e.g. red-green or green-red). However, virually all newer
phones are insensitive to reversal of tip and ring.

You'll likely need a tool to crimp the wires once you reinsert them in the
old plug, although you can sometimes push the individual metal contacts down
onto the wire using a flat blade screwdriver. If you can't reinsert the
wires into the original plug, you can replace it with a 4 pin plug that will
work with your existing 8 pin wall sockets.

The details of Registered Jack (RJ) connections can be found by Google searches
for terms like "registered jack". There you'll also learn that the pins are
numbered left to right without regard to the row offset.

Mike

 

[J Michael Milner]

Glad to be of help. As others said, you may need to replace the jack
if the wires don't stay (or you get "static" on the line).

Mike

Harialbth wrote:

Thanks a lot Michael, that's the reply i was looking for.

J Michael Milner <jmmilner@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message news:<3F1BE962.ECB0A2A0@alum.mit.edu>...
Harialbth wrote:

Hello,

I accidentally ripped my phone wire from the extension jack. There are
four wires sticking out: Red, Green, Black and Yellow. I opened the
jack and there are eight holes like this:
. . . .
. . . .

Only the middle four holes have a metal plates inside. So I guess
those are the ones that should be used. Ok, now that i think that's
clear enough, my question: which color wire goes into which hole?

To clear up any further confusion, let's call each hole by a number in
this order:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
Any help would greatllyyyyy apreciated,


The key (pun intended) is to realize that the 8 pin jack is a superset
of the 6 pin, 4 pin, and 2 pin jacks. That being said, the first pair
is the red/green and they go in the center 2 holes (6&3 in your numbering
system). The second pair is yellow/black and they go in the holes on
either side of the first pair (2&7). If your phone only has one line and
no lighted buttons, you'll really only need the red/green pair. If the
phone in question is 20+ years old, you may find it only works with one
order of each pair (e.g. red-green or green-red). However, virually all newer
phones are insensitive to reversal of tip and ring.

You'll likely need a tool to crimp the wires once you reinsert them in the
old plug, although you can sometimes push the individual metal contacts down
onto the wire using a flat blade screwdriver. If you can't reinsert the
wires into the original plug, you can replace it with a 4 pin plug that will
work with your existing 8 pin wall sockets.

The details of Registered Jack (RJ) connections can be found by Google searches
for terms like "registered jack". There you'll also learn that the pins are
numbered left to right without regard to the row offset.

Mike

 

[Brian Oakley]

If you are putting a screw on type jack on the end of a phone extension, it
might be just as easy to borrow a crimp tool and crimp a new rj connector on
it. Only thing you need to make sure is that both connectors are oriented
the same way when you crimp them on. As for your question about running a
cable through the wall, yes it can be done, it depends on where you're
running it to and how your ceiling/attic is designed and also how your walls
are made. If you have attic space, you can sometimes drill a hole through
the top plate of the wall and drop a cable down that way. I'm my house I
don't have that luxury. Also to terminate the cable as it comes out of the
wall, a snap in type of electrical box works well for this. Just cut out the
shape of the box (turn it around and outline it as you hold it up on the
wall where you want it and cut it out with a sheetrock saw) then pull the
wire out of the wall, feed it through the top of the box, and push the box
into the wall and making sure the "wings" are actually inside the wall,
tighten the screw down in the back of the box until it is secure (not too
tight or you will actually damage the sheet rock. Its not too hard to do if
you know what parts you need.
--
Brian Oakley

"Jesus invited us not to a picnic, but to a pilgrimage; not to a frolic, but
to a fight. He offered us, not an excursion, but an execution. Our Savior
said that we would have to be ready to die to self, sin, and the
orld." -Billy Graham


"Harialbth" <minloson@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:c584b470.0307220744.2532e92d@posting.google.com...

Well, the "jack" is really one end of a long extension cord. I've
actully bought a new extension but i'd like to put some use to that
old 25ft chord rather than throw it away because it got ripped on one
end.

b.t.w do you know how to drill holes in the wall and take a wire
through it rather than letting it hang outside? I mean like create a
new phone extension point in a neat way?




J Michael Milner <jmmilner@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message
news:<3F1CD162.6DCB15C8@alum.mit.edu>...
Glad to be of help. As others said, you may need to replace the jack
if the wires don't stay (or you get "static" on the line).

Mike

Harialbth wrote:

Thanks a lot Michael, that's the reply i was looking for.

J Michael Milner <jmmilner@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message
news:<3F1BE962.ECB0A2A0@alum.mit.edu>...
Harialbth wrote:

Hello,

I accidentally ripped my phone wire from the extension jack. There
are
four wires sticking out: Red, Green, Black and Yellow. I opened
the
jack and there are eight holes like this:
. . . .
. . . .

Only the middle four holes have a metal plates inside. So I guess
those are the ones that should be used. Ok, now that i think
that's
clear enough, my question: which color wire goes into which hole?

To clear up any further confusion, let's call each hole by a
number in
this order:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
Any help would greatllyyyyy apreciated,


The key (pun intended) is to realize that the 8 pin jack is a
superset
of the 6 pin, 4 pin, and 2 pin jacks. That being said, the first
pair
is the red/green and they go in the center 2 holes (6&3 in your
numbering
system). The second pair is yellow/black and they go in the holes
on
either side of the first pair (2&7). If your phone only has one
line and
no lighted buttons, you'll really only need the red/green pair. If
the
phone in question is 20+ years old, you may find it only works with
one
order of each pair (e.g. red-green or green-red). However, virually
all newer
phones are insensitive to reversal of tip and ring.

You'll likely need a tool to crimp the wires once you reinsert them
in the
old plug, although you can sometimes push the individual metal
contacts down
onto the wire using a flat blade screwdriver. If you can't reinsert
the
wires into the original plug, you can replace it with a 4 pin plug
that will
work with your existing 8 pin wall sockets.

The details of Registered Jack (RJ) connections can be found by
Google searches
for terms like "registered jack". There you'll also learn that the
pins are
numbered left to right without regard to the row offset.

Mike