iPlate and Phone problems

[Rik]

2BA springs to mind, In, but I have a feeling they went metric.

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Possibly/probably Rik.

[Rik]

That's some fence, In.

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[Tacitus]

Are they not the same as those used in light switches/sockets?.

TBH I don't know which is why I was asking    Might be worth trying although they are usually just long enough to attach a switch/socket plate.

Vague feeling I've seen them referred to as "M3" which suggests 3mm.  Reason I ask is that I want to get hold of some longer ones than those normally supplied with either the iPlate or the ADSL Nation replacement faceplate.

[Inactive]

If they are the same as the switch/socket type screws, you can certainly get long versions of them, I've seen them in them little plastic bubble packs in B&Q.

M3 does ring a bell, now you mention it.

[Rik]

It's handy for getting to Southampton too, In.

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[Rik]

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[g7pkf]

been outta the loop for a while.

whats an iplate?

[Rik]

It's a device that sits between the test socket and the front plate of an NTE5, Dean, which serves to disconnect the ring wire. I find a small pair of pliers cheaper, neater and just as effective.

[Sebby]

More here, Dean.

[g7pkf]

seems a bit of a waste of time why not just disconnect the ring wire?

you have to remove the faceplate anyway to fit this one so just cut or pull the wire out.

does not seem to make sense to me.

and why is everything getting called i this i that.

iphone ipod iplate what next idnet? 

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iphone ipod iplate what next idnet? 

Even Birds.i

[Sebby]

seems a bit of a waste of time why not just disconnect the ring wire?

you have to remove the faceplate anyway to fit this one so just cut or pull the wire out.

does not seem to make sense to me.

You have to remove the ring wire from every socket, though.

and why is everything getting called i this i that.

iphone ipod iplate what next idnet? 

I agree, it's so annoying! It apparently stands for "Interstitial Plate".

[Inactive]

I agree, it's so annoying! It apparently stands for "Interstitial Plate".

Why didn't they call it, I am sure we all know what that means.. 

[Rik]

You have to remove the ring wire from every socket, though.

The thing that troubles me about the iPlate, though, Seb, is that it doesn't do that job.

[Rik]

Why didn't they call it, I am sure we all know what that means.. 

Well, we do now.

[Rik]

Even Birds.i

That's a load of cods, In.

[Rik]

you have to remove the faceplate anyway to fit this one so just cut or pull the wire out.

It has a cut-out, apparently, Dean, so there's no need to disconnect any wires. That's about its only virtue as I see it.

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That's a load of cods, In.

It is that Captain..

[Rik]

Arr! 

[Sebby]

The thing that troubles me about the iPlate, though, Seb, is that it doesn't do that job.

It doesn't remove the ring wire from every socket, but it terminates the ring wire at the master socket. Does that mean, then, that disconnecting the ring wire at extension sockets is not necessary (if you weren't using the iPlate, that is)?

[Rik]

I think it is necessary, Seb, so to me the iPlate is a second-rate solution.

[Sebby]

Now I'm thinking about it, though, why would the ring wire connected to extension sockets be an issue? If it's not connected at the master socket, it's not making a circuit...