In recent years nte5 or cte5 lineboxes are fitted in place of master sockets these have a removable lower half panel which house the terminals to connect wiring to the secondary sockets. Hi this video is a very quick example of how to wire up a nte5 master socket as found in the uk on bt and virgin media telephone lines.
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Nte5 master socket wiring diagram. C1 18μf capacitor r1 470kω out of service resistor r2 bell wire resistorchoke colouring says ω meter reads 77ω inside the nte5c telephone master socket 5c. Telephone wiring colour code bt nte5 master socket. The back plate is the same as the nte5c. Hi there im in need of some help. Hi i have a 5c master socket. In home wiring and test socket 1.
Page 1 of 2 1 2 next charliemcc. A circuit diagram of the bt openreach nte5c telephone master socket. Instructions on how to connect home telephone wiring to. Components from left to right. I added an extension to the master socket blue with white rings to 2 orange with white rings to 3 and white with blue rings to 5. Failing to do so will open the blades permanently damaging the connector.
Fitting a nte5 master socket direct to the drop wire. Please note as soon as either the original lower front plate or a mk4 faceplate is removed from the nte5c master socket any extension wiring connected to the nte5c backplate the part with the test socket is also disconnected. R1 service resistor r2 bell wire resistor c. The connections on the mk4nte5c are cam lock connectors do not require a tool. The following pictures show the standard bt telephone wiring colour code used with the bt nte5 master socket. 4 feb 2011 messages.
There are no other nte5 sockets in the house which is why i suspected as you do that the wiring looks a bit odd. Black wire connected to a and green wire connected to b. The phone works fine when plugged in to the test socket. Also the wiring setup does not match anything ive seen in other diagrams and pictures that ive googled which is wht im a little perplexed. The following guide covers the nte5cvdsl mk4 combination socket available here. Discussion in alarms cctv telephones started by charliemcc 5 feb 2011.
With the mk4 vdsl filter front cover removed the test socket can be seen at the centre top of the back plate and instructions on how it is used are shown above. For much more detail then please watch my longer 22 minute. Please note you must use the correct inserter tool to push the wires in to the phone socket idc connectors. Terminal pins 1 and 6 may be absent on some versions of cnte5 but these connections are not normally used anyway.
Gallery of Nte5 Master Socket Wiring Diagram
