Using Telkom's Own Electricity, and More..

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As you probably know, when there's a power failure, the phone still works - because there's electricity powering that line. However, you maybe didn't know that there are ways to use that electricity for your own purposes.

There isn't a lot of info online in this regard, as telephone companies themselves obviously don't like the idea of someone piggybacking off their systems to run whatever appliances they fancy.

However, given that Telkom is evil personified - I see no problem with exploiting an area that they are fairly unprepared for.
High tech games..

(The electrical engineer-type forum geeks might want to weigh in with their thoughts on local specs for suitable adapters and transformers.
To show what's possible, here's a partly joking, but completely serious genuine sell-through site, firstly for 'unique telecom and cable products':
http://www.sandman.com/
And then, the interesting section dealing with adapters for weird products
powered solely via that phone jack in the wall: http://www.sandman.com/telco.html

A little bit of reading on that site suggests there's the potential for a variety of naughtiness options..look over : http://www.sandman.com/wizard.html

Anyone else have some sites with interesting gadgets that would make Telkom very unhappy? Post 'em..
 
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I dunno about you, but those "telco powered" products all look like Photoshop jobs to me :)

Whilst the idea is certainly viable, one wouldn't ever be able to power any heavy duty devices off the line, due to the thin copper cables used to deliver the current. They'd burn up in an instant under any kind of load. I can imagine it's fine for "trickle" applications such as chargers etc.

I dunno, Mr. Sandman's site just seems a little kooky to me.
 
yeah, the 'products' section is off the wall.. but the 'gear' on display, in other sections, looks fairly serious.. kind've 'mainstream' goodies en route to phonephreaking territory..
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why is there no telco powered fridge?

basically your gonna use stuff that uses next to no power and costs u next to nothing to run

now if i could use it with my fridge or computer or something thats use a fair amount might be cool
 
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coool!!!!!!!!!! I want a telkom powered vibrator.
 
ROFL,

Someone has to make a mockup of that vibrator, next to a Telkom phone socket (complete with logo) with a caption "Get screwed by Telkom" or something to that effect.
 
Measure the voltage, seems as if it is around 50V no load.

A friend used to work for Post & Telecoms before Telkom in the rural areas. They had major problems with people using the telephone power to load 12V batteries.
 
kaspaas said:
Measure the voltage, seems as if it is around 50V no load.

A friend used to work for Post & Telecoms before Telkom in the rural areas. They had major problems with people using the telephone power to load 12V batteries.
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You are right, it is 50V no load (around 5 - 10V drop with an active telephone call) ... one way to find out if someone is bugging your telephone line ... put an ammeter on your phone, if the voltage drops significantly during a telephone call i.e. more than 20V, you are more than likely being bugged.
 
buster said:
You are right, it is 50V no load (around 5 - 10V drop with an active telephone call) ... one way to find out if someone is bugging your telephone line ... put an ammeter on your phone, if the voltage drops significantly during a telephone call i.e. more than 20V, you are more than likely being bugged.
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thats why you use a dry capacitor, or two. :P
 
ROFL,

Someone has to make a mockup of that vibrator, next to a Telkom phone socket (complete with logo) with a caption "Get screwed by Telkom" or something to that effect.
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Think I'd get into trouble? :P :)
 
A vibrator LOL, it wont be any good, they would cap the power just before ,, you know, well er, bye

(thinking of the BF2 cartoon with the cap LOL)
:D
 
Great so now the exchange dies because everyone is powering their computers on it instead of getting a UPS.....Telkom has enough trouble keeping things going during power failures as it is.
 
Sneeky said:
A vibrator LOL, it wont be any good, they would cap the power just before ,, you know, well er, bye

(thinking of the BF2 cartoon with the cap LOL)
:D
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I was thinking it would cap just before orgasm or something :D
 
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