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A lot of PBX systems use 24V to get around safety standards (safety
extra low voltage), some even try using 12 but that's not good.<br>
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Phones were supposed to only detect AC and reject DC so that tapping
(pulse (rotary) dialing) didn't make the bell ring. I found that
designing to that spec upset a lot of PBX makers.<br>
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(former chief rocket scientist at a company that made central office
test gear)<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 09/28/2016 10:36 AM, ken long via
Stagecraft wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">clear com is 24 volt dc if I remember right, phones
were 48 volt talk dc and 90 volt ac for ring only ( frequency
varied based on coil)</div>
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