Steve & Prue <steve.eckett@xtra.co.nz> wrote:

>This is however somewhat irrelevant. The DC component is only used for
>remote powering of the phone, and basic signalling. The ADSL modem is an AC
>(>30 kHz) device and doesn't care about polarity. So connect it either way
>and it will work. The important thing is to get the filter correct, i.e. low
>pass side to the phone, high pass to the ADSL modem.

True, but I also have to repair the phone wiring and make the phones go, as
well as the modem. What happens if you get it backwards? I assume the phones
don't work, but nothing actually explodes?

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