Old style bt master socket wiring diagram. Please note you must use the correct inserter tool to push the wires in to the phone socket idc connectors. A green black orange and white. Good evening i have some very old bt possibly even gpo wiring in my house for my telephone. Bt master socket wiring query go to solution the a b you refer to are the old connection box and is the incoming line the old ones terminated on screws not on the slotted strips with 123 one side and 456 on the other which can be removed.
Contrary to how it might seem c1 is connected to terminals 2 3 not 1 4. The following pictures show the standard bt telephone wiring colour code used with the bt nte5 master socket. Hi this is the quick version video on how to wire up the nte5c master socket on completely new wiring so a new install of a telephone line. In the last couple of years an open reach engineer installed a dsl service and installed a mk3 master socket.
Hi this video shows you how to change a very old bt 21a master socket into a newer nte5a master socket so you can then test your line using the test socket to prove telephone and broadband. Wiring the sockets start at the last socket and finish at the master socket. Note that the pictorial view shown above only serves to indicate the two differing types of sockets and wiring connections. I have some serious noise problems and i am in the process of renewing the very old bt wiring scheme.
If you want to know how to run telephone extensions or. It has 4 wires. The original master socket is an lj31a i have just purchased a mk5 master skt from you and your data sheet doesnt help here. Telephone wiring colour code bt nte5 master socket.
The wiring diagram for a master lju socket is shown here. I accidentily pulled the bt master socket of the wall when redecorating and now i dont know where the wires connect. I dont have a master socket just a small oval box on the wall. Failing to do so will open the blades permanently damaging the connector.
For every cable at each socket cut the sheath at the end of a cable about 13mm 12 in with a pair of side cutters and expose the white nylon ripcord.