Get free electricity from a phone jack

Get free electricity from a phone jack

Learn how to get free electricity from your home telephone line just by watching this video. Save money on your power bill, and hack into the electricity coming out of the phone jack. The phone company doesn't monitor electricity usage, so you can probably get away with this con. Check out this video tutorial and learn how to tap into the electrical energy source in your phone line.

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atarikg (-2) 1 year ago
wow this is awesome :) thanks but I can't use it because it's illegal right ? who knows :)
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firehead (-14) 8 months ago
This is so illlegale!!!!!
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ryan (2) 5 months ago
why?
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catdude (1) 1 year ago
Excellent way to get your phone service terminated for abuse. The voltage that comes across the phone lines is NOT intended to provide significant levels of current.
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zorak (-1) 8 months ago
unless you only use cable internet and dont care about a house phone
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ryanemma42 (7) 5 months ago
sure
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mothergoose 1 year ago
The phone line at the jack is 50 Volts <<<DIRECT CURRENT>>>...useless for most appliances. Also, this is an excellent way of putting a solid short on the line, knocking your phones out of service....if detected by the local TEL-Co and you can be CHARGED!!!
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stratumjen (-2) 1 year ago
too much work for too little (questionably legal) payout
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earwig (1) 1 year ago
How would a phone company detect this? For all they know it can be powering a mickey mouse phone with moving eyes.
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ajgio (-2) 9 months ago
if u connect something that draws a large enough current it will cause the wires to melt and catch fire and short out some type of protection device at the telephone exchange plus its direct current,
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bribot (7) 1 year ago
People have been doing this for years,... and I love the ignorant people that bring up this is illegal,...or this will mess up your phone, bs. It won't mess up your phone, and they can't charge you because they don't monitor the current, they aren't the electric company. I'd love to know what your perfect by the book life is like, just because your not smart enough to mod anything,....your a joke.
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johncy (2) 1 year ago
Yay! I love when people yell at each other. It's almost as good as CL's "Rants and Raves".
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billyQ1984 (-12) 1 year ago
Ok this is total crap lol I work for the telco company7 and this is wrong it two ways, A: you dont have current going through the phone lines unless the phone is ringing and when the phone is ringing it is 120v AC and B: when you have a cordless phone and the power goes out does the phone work for those who dont know the answer is no, nice try
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jaxxx1955 (1) 7 months ago
BillQ1984, you are absolutely right about 120v ac coming through the phone when it rings, being an electrician we all know not to touch wires on a phone if its ringing, maybe what he put together will work as long as their are no phone call coming in, if that happens it will fry the the electronic parts!!!
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danielblanke (-3) 5 months ago
idiot
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sillyq1984 (3) 1 year ago
billyq1984 is so happy to share his knowledge about his job, he neglects the fact that he is wrong. fact: current is running without an incoming call billq. cordless phones arent powered by the phone line, they receive power from the wall with an ac adapter. if the power from the wall(non phone jack) goes out, the phone wont have power. billyq, you are a fool.
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billyQ1984 (-12) 7 months ago
No actually Silly lol whos a fool now haha cordless phones dont recieve power from a phone jack?? I believe they do what are they plugged into the air oh wait your thinking of a cell phone *incase you didnt know I was being sarcastic* and as far as the phones that do recieve power from the ac adapter like the 3 in 1 phones they are just an extension of the other cordless base, you can buy more extensions any time. any further comments are appreciated I enjoy making asses out of people who are gutless and dont use their names cowards!!
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handyrob 6 months ago
Cordless Phone Base gets its power from the wall outlet, the handheld unit gets its power from a battery in it & is recharged when it is in the base. Phone lines are low voltage. If you know anything about the phone system you would already know that.You would also know that phone wires will not handle 120 A/C. so get a life and read a book...........
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rickman33 6 months ago
Just because you work for the phone company obviously doesn't make you an expert by any means.
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rickman33 6 months ago
And someone made a good point noting that the lamp used is a small LED lamp. Sure, you can't power much with the jack, but I think a small LED lamp would be handy when you're without power. But then again, you should just have candles or battery-powered lighting in such a situation anyway. And battery-powered stuff would give you more light (just make sure you have batteries)!
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danielblanke (-3) 5 months ago
billy, the only one you are making an ass out of is yourself. What if there is someone on here named "John Smith" and my name was John Smith also, I obviously wouldn't be able to call myself "John Smith" so I might come up with a clever nickname right? I doubt if people make up nicknames for themselves online because they are "cowards" besides, what the hell does that have to do with the argument? It looks like you've been proven wrong and are pissed about it. Maybe next time you post you will think before you throw out some comment trying to make yourself look intelligent. People can usually see right through that stuff.

At best I would say you spent a few months running phone lines in people's basements for the phone company. With what you've posted and argued it's obvious that you are clueless.

Do yourself a favor and avoid further embarrassment. Keep your trap shut, listen, and learn - then talk. You must be pretty young.
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dlopata 5 months ago
when no one is calling you there is dc in the line; but when it rings its 120ac
believe it or not its true get a meter and test it.
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dlopata 4 months ago
If I remember right back in the late 80’S I had a dc powered train under the Christmas tree like we all had in the 80’S, and I had put a phone jack plug on the end of it (RJ11 jack). I plugged it in the phone jack and it flew around the track that was the only speed fastttttt! Then on Christmas morning my grandparents called and it went from 48v dc to 120 ac in a blink of an eye and the train flew off the track and caught on fire along with the tree and presents too. WOW WHAT A CHRISTMISS THAT WAS, AND THAT’S HOW I REMEMBER IT… YEP
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erusso17 4 months ago
Billy, you are wrong about this. Cordless phones are powered by the houses electric, that is why they are plugged into the electric outlet. I also work for the telco but unlike you they actually trained me. the first thing they teach us is that customer should always have a corded phone incase power goes out because cordless phones REQUIRE power
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billyQ1984 (-12) 4 months ago
they require power only to charge the battery duhh lol, thats why they are cordless, if they were powered by jack power we would have an adapter that went from power line (120 v to phone jack) so if you were trained you might wanna re take your test, as far as the train I can see the dc part flying off the track ummm highly inlikely unless lightning struck the house at the same time.....any further questions
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draysniro 3 weeks ago
Are you serious? You should really unplug your cordless from your power outlet and try to make a call. A cordless phone will not work without being plugged in. Yes, the handset will turn on, but you will not have a dial tone. This is because the base will not function without the power from the wall outlet. I hope you don't work for any phone company around here.
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ffeirizal (1) 1 year ago
that is great for knowledge
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frankie7 (-2) 1 year ago
Lol Rectal-fire
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newer001 (-2) 1 year ago
bow chicka bow wow
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bribot (7) 1 year ago
Yes, Billy you work for the phone company on the moon maybe? Current is always flowing through your phone jack, the truth is: more current (cannot give you the exact voltage) is flowing through the phone jack when the phone rings. You could do many great things with this, if you know how to convert, manage, and control power! Hahahaha! I will take over the world! ...just kidding on that part, but yeah many cool things are possible!
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bored_n_az (2) 1 year ago
What everyone has failed to mention is that the available current (not voltage) is very small. If you exceed it, you will overload the telco equipment and trip a fuse. When the phone company comes out to investigate, it won't take them long to figure out what you've been up to. Note that the video uses an LED lamp that only draws a few watts. This small amount of "saved" power will be insignificant on your electric bill and is hardly worth the trouble.
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bored_n_az (2) 1 year ago
By the way, was I the only one who thinks this was narrated by Napoleon Dynamite? :-P
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bobder2 12 months ago
acually some phones do get a bit of power from phone jacks but not enough to save money on electric bill(when ur poer is out corded phones still work so i proved with example)
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bobder2 12 months ago
whoops typo power not poer
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WOLFGUTTS (-1) 12 months ago
I was able to power my mini tv
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thegoodfaery (-2) 11 months ago
Is there someplace that explains how to do this, in more 'user friendly' terms? I don't have any idea what you were talking about...as far as the needed parts goes. Great idea though!
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nashphil 11 months ago
How about a component list?
Step by step?
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PVgangster (-4) 11 months ago
In my bacement where my phone comes in, theres a power adapter hooked in to the wall hooking up to the phone lines. so you all are dumb.
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JPD (-1) 6 months ago
Since when have they had phones coming in ya cellar, haha, and besides in case you live in some weird ass country of coarse tbhey have electric are they wouldnt work...
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Josh_The_IT_Guy 6 months ago
You are describing a "Ring Voltage Amplifier" it is needed when you are too far from the CO or if you have more than 5 phones on one line. The voltage before that RVA is still about 30 volts.
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rickman33 6 months ago
bacement?
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dorknet (1) 11 months ago
OK to add more facts to this one, CURRENT does not flow unless a device is actually connected, whether its a phone or another load. VOLTAGE, however is ALWAYS present, even when your home electric is off. ( This is ehy you should always keep an "old school" phone around; cordless phones have to have 120volts ac to power the charger)

Around here, the telco jacks provide about 27 -28 volts dc, and the current output would be limited by the size of the wire. A large load on the line would probably burn the wiring out before anything else, BUT it would be possible to run low power devices off this line, provided the voltage was reduced to the right level for your device.

Just my 5 cents worth...
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eric67 (2) 10 months ago
very nice idea,can be used when power goes out
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couz650 10 months ago
holly...a lot of people don't know anything about phone lines...the guy in the video is right. but has to be an LED cause a load too big will blow the fuses and be the way, there will be no wire melting...here in Canada, you have aroud 52 volts d.c on the line at anytime and 90 volts ac when it rings.the 52 volts d.c are coming from huge batteries in the phones co. central. I work for a tel co. and billyq, you don't know what you're talkin' about
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kappitts (-1) 10 months ago
So what if it is DC... your TV, Computer, and BetaMax all run off of DC after the electricity goes through a converter Power Supply... Bypass the power supply and you can run many household devices from batteries... and Billyq, your ignorance of circuitry is funny... Although teh phone line can power a cordless phone, it is wired to be powered by an AC to DC converter... if you lose power you lose your phone, because the phone is not wired to recieve power from the phone lines.
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mt999999 (5) 5 months ago
TV, Computer, and BetaMax? :)
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sounddr63 (2) 10 months ago
with A little basic math, and a couple components, you could put together a dc/dc converter that puts out 3-5 volts, and keep you'r cordless charged, and charging when the electricy goes out. And the phones working all the time! And no worries about blowing fuses, burning wires, or legal problems. And for those of you who don't believe this, I dont care. And just keep loosing your phone when the power goes out. After all, ignorance is bliss!!!!
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me2009 10 months ago
I haven't tried it yet but I plan to hook it up to a battery and my cordless phone so that I can use it during a power outage.
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illumin8 9 months ago
great insight....
but im wondering...
WHY ARE YOU TALKING LIKE THAT!!!???
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budd (-1) 9 months ago
yes
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lizuk22 9 months ago
good ideea:)
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Kam (1) 9 months ago
a bit more detailed explanation on 'how to' would be AWESOME! .. I mean not everyone knows those wire 'n pin looking thingies... :p
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Draconla (-6) 9 months ago
if the police know you done it you gonna be in jail
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danielblanke (-3) 5 months ago
... and i guess the "phone line electricity theft division" of your local police department monitors that right?
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acmefixer (1) 8 months ago
I challenge all to refute the following with references to documents to prove their point.

The telco central office can test and determine if there is leakage on the line, both between the tip and ring, and from either to ground.

If the test find there is leakage, a trouble ticket may be logged, but no action may be taken unless the customer complains about a service problem.

Using this device on the line may cause the central office equipment to interpret this as leakage, and may cause the line to be tested.

It's not illegal to do this, but Part 68 of the FCC rules allow the telco to disconnect the line and/or discontinue service if the telco has reason to believe the problem will cause harm to their equipment.

And finally, my opinion is that it's a stupid idea to try this, because you risk all of the above.

If you don't know what you're doing, then do it to someone else's line, and let them suffer the consequences. But if you want to have telephone service, then don't do it.
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royalspin (1) 6 months ago
Im with you on this one but certain other people think that if you make a comment that's more than one sentence somehow its not cool or that you have too much time on your hands.Sites like this need people like us to point out the obvious which is you don't go and screw with the phone lines or electricity because you at minimum can lose your phone service and maximum get hurt.Anyways keep preaching .I noticed nobody has provided an argument to counter your claims .Thats because they don't know the facts or dont want to research the subject.Too bad they're loss .
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kii (-1) 7 months ago
This website is my university
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cariebaby (-1) 7 months ago
mine too
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mmsspp (-1) 7 months ago
its good enough
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NomadQQ 7 months ago
This is not a fake story. I followed this and got it perfect. Thanks.
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royalspin (1) 7 months ago
#1 Fire hazard--Hello Mcfly ?? #2 Dont try this at home kids #3 Yes they can find you.Its called voltage drop and they have equipment that monitors voltage spikes etc.Back in the day when the phone company owned everything(your phone included) they could tell if you had more than one phone simply by checking the resistance on the line.Thats why there are resistors in phones .Another point on this is that is why many installers daisy chained the runs instead of running a home run to the demarcation or running parallel.When daisy chaining- the voltage drop or resistance is easily calculated telling them just exactly how many phones you were using.Of course this is a repair technicians nightmare because of the crappy concept of not home running the line but I wont go there.This of course was old school but the science still applies.Also if you were to be dumb enough to set up your whole entertainment system etc you will not only damage your equipment when the phone call comes in on a higher voltage and pulsing at that ! (anyone here see Rambo and the Russian interrogation scene with the hand cranked phone cords strapped to his ding a ling ?) but you will fry your precious equipment.This is why the guy only hooks up a simple LED as most people have pointed out here.Kudos to those who happen to notice .Oh yes and there is also a real possibility that your amperage draw will not only cause a fire but also fry a few shunts in the telco equipment upstream which as mentioned by other people who do know will set up an immediate call to the repair techs who will find out through Ohms law who's been naughty or nice.Oh and yes I worked for the phone company as well(Sort of) AT&T Broadband and Com Cast or popularly known as Scam Cast.
Oh and the voltage is quite real for those who doubt it.Go out sometime and play with either cable or telco at a demarcation in the rain and find out real quick how much voltage is there.For those who think this is a great idea and that I along with
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armour666 (3) 6 months ago
you have way to much time on you're hands
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royalspin (1) 6 months ago
Too much time on my hands ? Oh you mean to possibly prevent people from harming themselves or screwing up they're phone service or something along those lines ? As in pointing out the obvious that it isn't a smart idea ? Yep I guess your right .Sorry didn't realize it offended you so..(whatever) I will use shorter sentences next time for people like yourself.Got anything more intelligent to say than (Bang) or was your best technical input on the topic ?
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Da numba 1 ice cream man (-1) 5 months ago
i like dees ppl
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xile58 (-1) 6 months ago
wow dorks, they would shut you down if you use a fax or computer modem think before you leap, and second before power phones had to be fire up like model T car to get power to the operator duh it will work and no charge or fire, if so then having a personal fax machine would break your pockets,
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xile58 (-1) 6 months ago
ohh my major Quantom Physics (UMBC) home of the terps
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armour666 (3) 6 months ago
BANG
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jaxxxx 6 months ago
you should always have a phone that does not require 120v from the electric power supply,that way you will always have a phone in an
emergency!!!
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chaos67731 6 months ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkGGkoLqzp8

I tried and had not problems! This the video on how to do it, Sorry about the bad music on it, YouTube took out my audio cuz there was some music in the background.. And it is safe, I had it on for 5 hours the other night, :) Comment on my video if you like it..

James
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cris1234 6 months ago
If you draw too much current, you'll burn out the rotary in the exchange, and the teclo will know exactly who you are and what you did and sent you a ridiculously large bill for the new rotary equipment. Only do this if you are an idiot.
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emadex (3) 6 months ago
The flux integers will bifurcate if you use this hack. You will then find that any previous advantage is nullified due to the saliency levels often found, but not always, in the now fluctuating resonance of your confusion residuals.
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Captricksky 6 months ago
Emadex....
You speak great techobabble.
:)
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cicardia 6 months ago
Just for curiosity's sake... if anyone is interested in hacking the electricity meter, here's a how to video.
just have to unscrew the red screw on second 19 of the video.
take care
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rmansur (-1) 6 months ago
cicardia, your link- http://www.revver.com/video/1649208/manual-okupa-desactivar-o-contador-da-luz/

how to submit videos on wonderhowto:
http://www.wonderhowto.com/submit/
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Midav 6 months ago
Uhh.... have anyone heard of batteries? If power goes out - isn't it what you are suppose to use? Oh, wait... I have a better one... CANDLES! how far can you take that LED flash light connected to the phone jack? few feet? wow... try batteries in your flash light, maybe you'll get more use out of it.
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LearnElectronics_dot_com (1) 6 months ago
I'll try to leave the legality and possibility of trouble with the phone company out of my comment...this is how the circuit works:

All phone circuits have -48V DC supplied to them from the phone company. When your phone(s) are hung up - what the phone company calls "on hook", there is no current flowing, because the circuit is open at your end. When you pick up the receiver, or go "off hook", a contact closes in your telephone, completing the circuit, and a SMALL DC current flows through the circuit (less than 100 milliamps). This is how the phone company equipment knows you have picked up the phone, and that they should send you a dial tone.

So, the phone company does "know" when you are drawing a current, because that is how the system is designed. Note this is supposed to be a TEMPORARY current draw. The proof of this is simple. Pick up your phone and leave it off hook, without dialing any digits. After about 20 or 30 seconds, you will receive an automatic recording telling you to hang up, and then later a loud tone. These are sent from the phone company because they DO NOT want you to be continuously drawing electricity from their battery system.

Back to the circuit design: a rectifier isn't even required, UNLESS you also want the circuit to function when the phone is ringing (as shown in the video). This is because ringing puts an AC voltage on to the line, usually around 90 V AC. Historical reason for this large voltage was to supply enough power to activate the electromechanical bell inside the telephone.

An interesting design and opportunity to learn, but if you're going to build it, be careful, because if you cause damage you may end up being liable for the repair (and yes, they will know it was you, because it will be YOUR telephone that doesn't work anymore). Can't say I recommend this one.
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Da numba 1 ice cream man (-1) 5 months ago
bro dat is wayyy too long
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neuromancer360 5 months ago
rofl, nice dude, im thinking the heard is thinning already from electricution deaths trying this rofl. notice you make no mention of, please use safety precautions while doing this, ground yourself, etc. lmfao
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usernameusername 5 months ago
Wow! I think all these comment generated enough current to power a full room of tele-marketers and I'm sure it blew a few peoples fuses. ;-)
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jokeinghomie (1) 5 months ago
#$%@ yall
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jokeinghomie (1) 5 months ago
you all are really stupid if you try this you dumb fukers you want to die just lick an electrical socket and let it be over with
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erusso17 4 months ago
im confused.. why would someone die from doing this? is the telephone company going to send a hitman to my house for stealing power?
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jokeinghomie (1) 5 months ago
or even better open up your old tv and touch the big red wire that is running from the screen
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comklene 5 months ago
thats cool now i need the parts...
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Keneke (-1) 5 months ago
This is not a good source or idea for power use.
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Da numba 1 ice cream man (-1) 5 months ago
why not just have a cell phone ????
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slayernguyen (3) 5 months ago
WOW, this is very interesting, and it cannot be a cellphone because cell phones dont have a phone jack....
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wankerjohn 4 months ago
I've used the phone line to jump start my car and to recharge the battery. Works great!
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moanertony 3 months ago
yes, just tried it. got my cooker running from my phone line. good times.
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jp4265 2 months ago
also you can power up on a telelphone line using an inverter to change what existing power in the phine line to 110 volts so you can power items that are not too heavy on the electrical load.
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jp4265 2 months ago
laptops, lamps, and so on, if you own your own house, there might be more then one phone line that was used for your home, that extra one that is not in use has that power source also and that is a good one to tap in, viva free power, lmao
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Onlytwin last month
Don't teach people this. Its not funny. My brother died that way.
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