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4.3 KiB
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87 lines
4.3 KiB
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HOW TO
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BUILD AND USE SILVER BOX
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ATTENTION:
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BE SURE YOU KNOW HOW TO SOLDER! THIS COULD PERMENANTLY DAMAGE YOUR PHONE!!!
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READ EVERYTHING BEFORE DOING ANYTHING!
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INGREADIENTS:
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1 BLUE WIRE ABOUT 1 FOOT.
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1 GRAY WIRE ABOUT 1 FOOT.
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1 BROWN WIRE ABOUT 1 FOOT. (BETTER TO OVERKILL....)
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1 SINGLE POLE/DOUBLE THROW (SPDT) SWITCH. (SMALLEST YOU CAN FIND.)
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1 STANDARD BELL PHONE.
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TOOLS:
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1 SOLDERING IRON AND SOLDER.
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1 FLAT-TIP SCREWDRIVER.
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1 VERY PATCIENT PERSON.
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1: TAKE THE CASING OFF YOUR PHONE BY LOOSENING THE TWO SCREWS UNDERNEATH IT.
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(DON'T TAKE THE SCREWS ALL THE WAY OFF!)
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2: LOOSEN (BUT DON'T REMOVE) THE SCREWS ON THE SIDE OF THE TOUCH- TONE
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KEYPAD. (THE ONES THAT ATTACH IT TO THE MOUNTING BRACKET.) AND CAREFULLY
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REMOVE THE KEYPAD FROM THE MOUNTING BRACKET.
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3: YOU WILL NOTICE A PLASTIC COVER ON THE KEYPAD; SEPERATE THE TWO HALVES AND
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GET THE OUT OF YOUR WAY. (DON'T DESTROY THEM, YOU WILL NEED THEM LATER.)
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4: NOW, LOOK AT THE TOP OF THE PAD (SO THE 123 ROW IS FACING AWAY, AND THE
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*0# ROW IS TOWARD YOU. TURN OVER THE KEYPAD. YOU SHOULD SEE A MASS OF
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WIRES, GOLD PLATED CONTACTS, DISCRETE COMPONENTS, AND TWO LARGE DOUGHNUT
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SHAPED BLACK THINGIES. (THESE ARE THE COILS HAT MAKE THE TOUCH-TONE
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FREQUENCIES. ALL YOU ARE GOING TO DO IS CONNECT THE WIRES THAT MA BELL
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"FORGOT" TO.)
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5: LOOK AT THE COIL ON THE LEFT (WITH 5 SOLDER CONTACTS FACING YOU, RATHER
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THAN BEING PERPENDICULAR TO YOU.) COUNT OVER 4 CONTACTS FROM THE LEFT (OR
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2 CONACTS FROM THE RIGHT) AND SOLDER THE GRAY WIRE TO THE FOURTH POST FROM
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THE LEFT.
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6: SOLDER THE OTHER END OF THE GRAY WIRE TO THE LEFT POLE OF THE SPDT SWITCH.
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7: (THE POINT OF NO RETURN)... TAKE A LOOK AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE KEYPAD.
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YOU SHOULD SEE A ROW OF THREE GOLD PLATED CONTACTS (TO THE RIGHT OF TWO
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VERY LARGE CAPASITORS) LOOK AT THE ONE ON THE LEFT AND GENTELY SEPERATE
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THE TWO TOUCHING CONNECTORS (THEY ARE SOLDERED TOGETHER WITH A DROP OF
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SOLDER) AND SPREAD THEM APART.
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8: SOLDER THE BROWN WIRE TO THE TOP CONTACT (THE ONE FUTHEST FROM YOU), AND
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SOLDER IT TO THE RIGHT POLE OF SPDT SWITCH.
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9: NOW, TAKE THE BLUE WIRE AND SOLDER IT TO THE BOTTOM (CLOSEST) CONTACT.
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SOLDER THE OTHER END OF THIS WIRE TO THE CENTER POLE OF SPDT SWITCH.
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10: NOW PUT YOU PHONE BACK TOGETHER. (TO MAKE IT LOOK PROFESSONAL, MAKE A HOLE
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IN THE PLASTIC TOP OF YOUR PHONE AND STICK THE SPDT SWITCH THROUGH IT.
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NOW, (HOPEFULLY) WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN ON POSITION YOU WILL HAVE A NORMAL
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PHONE AND WHEN IT IS IN THE OTHER POSITION THE 3, 6, 9, AND # KEYS (WHICH ARE
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NOW THE A, B, C, AND D KEYS) WILL MAGICALLY PRODUCE THE SILVER BOX TONES!
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-=%>USAGE OF A SILVER BOX<%=-
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FIRST OFF, A SILVER BOX ADDS THE FOUR EXTRA TONES TO YOUR PHONE THAT MA BELL
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NEVER TOLD YOU ABOUT. THEY GO LIKE THIS:
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1 2 3 A
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4 5 6 B
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7 8 9 C
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* 0 # D
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THERE USED TO BE MANY PLACES WERE YOU COULD USE SILVER BOX TONES, BUT NOW YOU
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CAN ONLY USE IT IN PLACES WERE MA BELL HASN'T GOTTEN AROUND TO REPLACING HERE
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OLD SWITCHBOXES, (4A), OR ON AUTOVAN. AUTOVAN IS A SPECIAL MILITARY PHONE LINE,
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LIKE A MASS OF PRIVATE LINES HOOKED TOGETHER (I THINK, BUT I'M NOT SURE).
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TO SEE IF A SPECIFIC AREA HAS THE OLD 4A SWITCHBOXES TRY THIS TEST:
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CALL UP THERE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE BY USING XXX-555-1212, (WHERE XXX IS THE
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AREA CODE YOU ARE CHECK OUT. NOW HOLD DOWN THE "D" KEY AS SOON AS YOU FINISH
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DIALING. (IF YOU ARE USING THE SILVER BOX THAT I SHOWED YOU HOW TO MAKE; SWITCH
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TO SILVER BOX TONES AND HOLD DOWN THE "#" KEY.) THE PHONE SHOULD START RINGING
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AND THE OPERATOR WILL ANSWER.
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IF THE OPERATOR SCREAMS AT YOU TO STOP PRESSING YOUR KEYPAD, THEN HANG UP AND
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TRY A DIFFRENT AREACODE. (THIS ONE DOES NOT WORK.)
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IF YOU GET A PULSING TONE THE YOU GOT A GOOD LINE! NOW TRY OUT DIFFERENT
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NUMBERS. 6 AND 7 USUALLY FORM A LOOP LINE AND TWO PEOPLE WITH SILVER BOXES CAN
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TALK. BUT SOME OF THESE ARE WHATCHED, SO DON'T SAY ANYTHING YOU WOULDN'T WANT
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YOUR MOTHER TO HEAR!
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I HAVE HEARD THE 213 WORKS BUT IS BEING WATCHED. TRY OUT OF THE WAY STATES
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LIKE IOWA, MONATANA, WYOMING, ECT...
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HAVE PHUN,
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AGRAJAG
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