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  2. Tip and ring - Wikipedia

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    The nominal battery (system) voltage is 52.1 V, based on a 24-cell lead-acid battery. [1] The voltage at a subscriber's network interface is typically 48 V between the ring and tip wires, with tip near ground (slightly negative relative to ground) and ring at −48 V relative to tip.

  3. Improved Mobile Telephone Service - Wikipedia

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    These mobile telephone systems required a large amount of power (10 to 15 amperes at 12 volts) and this was supplied by thick power cabling connected directly to the automobile's battery. It therefore was quite possible and not uncommon for an IMTS telephone to drain an automobile's battery if used for moderate periods of time without the ...

  4. On- and off-hook - Wikipedia

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    The condition that exists when a telephone or other user instrument is in use, i.e., during dialing or communicating. A general description of one of two possible signaling states at an interface between telecommunications systems, [1] such as tone or no tone and ground connection versus battery connection.

  5. Landline - Wikipedia

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    Landline service is typically provided through the outside plant of a telephone company's central office, or wire center. The outside plant comprises tiers of cabling between distribution points in the exchange area, so that a single pair of copper wire, or an optical fiber, reaches each subscriber location, such as a home or office, at the network interface.

  6. Wiring diagram - Wikipedia

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    An automotive wiring diagram, showing useful information such as crimp connection locations and wire colors. These details may not be so easily found on a more schematic drawing. A wiring diagram is a simplified conventional pictorial representation of an electrical circuit. It shows the components of the circuit as simplified shapes, and the ...

  7. History of the telephone - Wikipedia

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    The circuit diagram [35] of the model 102 shows the direct connection of the receiver to the line, while the transmitter was induction coupled, with energy supplied by a local battery. The coupling transformer, battery, and ringer were in a separate enclosure from the desk set.

  8. AOL Mail for Verizon Customers - AOL Help

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    AOL Mail welcomes Verizon customers to our safe and delightful email experience!

  9. Telephone magneto - Wikipedia

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    A telephone magneto is a hand-cranked electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce alternating current from a rotating armature. In early telegraphy , magnetos were used to power instruments, while in telephony they were used to generate electrical current to drive electromechanical ringers in telephone sets and activate signals ...