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#111932 11/22/00 11:57 PM
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<p align="center">This is the result of a Miswired PBX
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What is a PBX? (Frank) cinkerf

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Frank,
A PBX is a Private Branch Exchange.
It is used inside commercial buildings to distribute phone calls, with each phone being an extension of the main phone, I think. [Linked Image]

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what exactly caused this fire?? as phones run on low powers and voltages, what happened? is there further explanation of the "miswiring"?

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Nasty indeed. Shorting or crossing the actual phone lines wouldn't cause this.

The miswiring was most probably either:

(a) 120 or 240V AC power connected to the wrong points, or

(b) a 50V battery supply incorrectly wired and no proper fusing in place.


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