moyam01 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I remember being a kid and wanting more than anything one of those orange phones that techs carried around to test POTS systems (what were those called again). So in 2011, what is the stuff composing a phone technicians toolkit. I tried on-line but had no luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HacDan Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 http://www.ehow.com/list_7448802_phone-technician-tools.html Took me 3 minutes on Google. Also included near the bottom are resources you can use to find even more tools =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psydT0ne Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I remember being a kid and wanting more than anything one of those orange phones that techs carried around to test POTS systems (what were those called again). So in 2011, what is the stuff composing a phone technicians toolkit. I tried on-line but had no luck. Often referred to as a butt/buttinski/rugabutt/bluebutt dependent on the manufacturer and/or model. ebay has them : http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-Test-Butt-Set-Sets-Lineman-Telephone-Phone-/320578747250?pt=AU_B_I_Electrical_Test_Equipment&hash=item4aa3fb7b72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3TeK Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 This is what I did. Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psydT0ne Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 You mean a line mans handset? It's basically a beige box, a phone with alligator clips to clip into a line It has a few other built in testing functions such as line voltages etc...alligator clips and probes for testing the circuits on mdf's ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexophrenic Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Shameless plug, I have a Harris buttset I would be willing to part with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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