Failing to do so will open the blades permanently damaging the connector. 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.
Guide To Rewiring Internal Uk Phone Wiring
Bt nte5 wiring diagram. For much more detail then please watch my longer 22 minute. Check your wiring and set up for information. 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. Terminal pins 1 and 6 may be absent on some versions of cnte5 but these connections are not normally used anyway. The faceplate the front bottom part of the nte5 for example to connect extension wiring. First youll need to check your type of master socket.
Now if you have a btnte5 or a custom installed nte5 see above then you are all sorted and ready to start the rewiring of your user wiring. The following pictures show the standard bt telephone wiring colour code used with the bt nte5 master socket. You will see 3 holes used to separate and connect the coloured wires for the home wiring extension cable. If you have fibre to the home have a look at fibre to the home. In home wiring connection you do not need to remove the coloured insulation from the wires 3. The blue wire on pin2 goes to the b connector on the back of the nte5.
Thread the blue or blue with white rings in the right hand hole. Lift up the blue coloured connection cover. Since the nte5 socket represents the official demarcation point between the internaldomestic wiring at the removable front of the socket which is the customers responsibility and the external telephone linecabling fixed at the rear which is bts responsibility the physical disconnection of the two sets of wires made possible by the nte5. However you are very unlikely to get into any trouble over. Our nte5s are made by the same people who supply bt they are the latest revision with the bell wire filter that can improve adsl performanceinstalling an nte5 is very easy first off we should point out that officially speaking you should not fit the nte5 directly to bts wiring the wiring that comes from outside the building. 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.
In home wiring connection 1. Please note you must use the correct inserter tool to push the wires in to the phone socket idc connectors. If youre having trouble with your broadband a few simple checks can get you up and running again. My guide to replacing a bt openreach master socket nte5a same for virgin talk talk etc bt master socket pre nte5 wiring diagram. Bt installed nte5 units have a little bt logo in the top left of the unit. If no nte5 is installed the next section explains.
Telephone wiring colour code bt nte5 master socket. And the whiteblue wire on pin5 goes to the a connector on the back of the nte5. Otherwise follow the instructions below. There are no other nte5 sockets in the house which is why i suspected as you do that the wiring looks a bit odd.