Phone Line Colors

mrinuc · #1 Nov 17, 2007, 03:13 PM

I Am Trying To Connect New Phone Jack. Old Wire Colors Are Red,blue,white With Red Stripe, And White With Green Stripe. Does Anyone Know Which Colors Go To The Corresponding Colors In New Jack?

Stratmando · Nov 17, 2007, 04:46 PM

Are you in the US?
Usually the pairs are: white/blue to green, blue/white to red, white/orange to black and orange/white to yellow.
Hope you have not disconnected old jack yet. You could look for 48 Volts on a pair of wires.
The Negative goes to red, and the positive goes to green.
Also, maybe remove another jack and check configuration, whoever wired it, usually will wire the same.

Clough · Nov 17, 2007, 04:58 PM

Stratmando, you were also very helpful on the following link: http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/landlin...ing-88530.html and there was a site that was referneced on that link that had some color charts for this on it, I believe.

Stratmando · Nov 17, 2007, 05:09 PM

Clough, good to sse your name, You are also very knowlegable. Wish you the best of the Hollidays. Thanks



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