Khaki Box I

[Chartreuse]

The Khaki Box: By ChartreuseThis box is an extension of the Beige box
It is unknown to me if the main idea works as ii have not tried it.
The Main Function of this box is to remove the audible click associated with picking up the line or plugging in.
It Also add some other functions to a standard beige box.
The Case for this is one of those Khaki Colored Boxes with a female RJ11 Jack on Them.(Hence the name, also Khaki is a shade of Beige)
And Now The Khaki Box  (Also Attached)

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Khaki Box (Theoretical Not Yet tested or made)
By: Chartreuse
Let me start off by saying the following:
I am NOT responsible for your actions that come of using or even making this box,
I am NOT responsible if this circuit damages anything,
This document is for informational purposes only I am not liable for you actions, consequences, or damages resulting from this box. This box is untested, just a warning.
To the greatest extent of my knowledge there is currently no document containing the following so therefore this document and the information in it is my own work and you may 
Not call it your own.
You may freely distribute this file freely over the internet or other means as long as you keep the document fully intact.
The Khaki Box is not just a lineman’s handset; it’s a greatly improved one of that. So don’t just completely ignore this file thinking it’s just another lineman’s handset, 
Please take the time to read over this document as it may be worth your time. I this document I am going to tell you how to make a beige box then add the improvements to it to 
Make it a Khaki box. First let’s start of with the beige box part...
1.   Get a simple one piece telephone (one piece not required by makes it easier to conceal)
2.   Go to a local dollar store and pickup one of those Boxes with a female RJ11 Jack on the front
3.   Get a long alligator clip and cut it in half
4.   Optional: Make two holes in one of the sides of the box big enough for the wire part of the alligator clip to fit through and stick them through there before the next 
step
5.   Strip some wire from the alligator clips and solder it to each of the solder points for the middle connectors in the RJ11 Jack
6.   Color code you alligator clips to red (ring) and green (tip).
7.   Plug your one piece phone in and Beige Box away

Now that the Beige box is finished lets turn this into a Khaki box. You know when you turn on your phone while beige boxing you get the formally inevitable problem of an audible 
click. Now with the Khaki Box that problem is gone. This is what you will need to make this possible plus some more features:
1.   A 50k or better yet 100k potentiometer from Radio shack or elsewhere
2.   Some wire
3.   Solder and Soldering Iron
4.   A DPDT Switch
5.   A DPST Switch
6.   Two Sowing Needles or long pins with heads cut off
7.   Optional: A retractable Phone Cord
Now that you have the parts we will now construct the Khaki Box.
1.   Take the Box from the Beige Box constructed above and de solder or break off the wires from the alligator clips
2.   Pick either the ring or tip one (for the purpose of this document I will use the red one) and solder it to the center of the pot
3.   Take a bit of wire and solder it to one of the two remaining connects (It does not really matter which side it just influences which way you turn it.
4.   Take the other end of the wire and solder it to one of the non common poles of the DPST Switch
5.   Take the Red wire and solder it to the other non common pole
6.   Take 2 pieces of wire solder one end of each to one of the common poles of the switch and solder the other ends to one of the dpdt switch
7.   Now take two more pieces of wire and crisscross them to the far side of the switch
8.   Now solder the two middle contacts back to the original places where the alligator clips connected.
Now if any of that confused you the following ASCII circuit diagram should either confuse you or help you.

                         P
RRRRRR-------------------P
GGGGGG------+    +-------P
            +-SS-+
              ::      +-----+
            +-ss-+----SS---+|
            |      +--ss-+ |||
            +--------+SS----+
                   | |   | |
                   | +-----+
                   |     |
                   r     g

To clear things up with this diagram
RRRRRRR = red Alligator Clip

GGGGGGG = green Alligator Clip

   P
   P    = Potentiometer
   P     

  SS
  ::    = DPST Switch Bottom is Common Pole
  ss

  SS
  ss    = DPDT Switch Middle is Common

   r    = Red Connector on Female RJ11
 
   g    = Green Connector on Female RJ11


                           
   |
  -+-    Means intersecting Wires connect
   |

   |
 ----- Means Intersecting wires do not connect
   |
 


Next you take the sowing needles or the long pins with the heads cut off and solder the to the top of the alligator clips so that a little bit of the pin is over hanging
(Around 1 cm)

Now to use the Khaki Box. First you Get to the TNI or whatever and find where you want to connect to then you turn the pot so it's at a level at which you cannot here the phone 
turn on or cause any distortion on the line. (Practice on your home phone to find out). Also if you don't already know what the pins are for, they are so you can push them 
through the red and green wires instead of stripping them. The Retractable phone cord is just so you don't have to carry a long phone cord along. Another thing you can do is 
attach alligator clips with pins to the yellow and black wires. Also you probably could screw around with someone phone by messing with the potentiometer. The DPST Switch is a 
Kill switch which removes your phone from the circuit. And the other switch is a polarity adjustment When its up they are inverted and when it's down they are normal.

I hope this box works and is useful because at the end of writing this I forgot how it works but then remembered.

Chartreuse

   

[Tachyon]

I can't help but think this has rather limited applications. The ASCII diagram really takes me back though.

[mr_doc]

http://shopping.msn.com/specs/shp/?itemId=568052954

Why make it when you can buy it here?

By potentiometer, you mean rheostat? You're only using two of the legs

I hope this box works and is useful because at the end of writing this I forgot how it works but then remembered.

[Chartreuse]

No I Mean Pot I Guess you could use a rheostat but I know exactly how a potentiometer works so i used it. Any Variable Resistor should work.
Theoretically this should remove noise associated with with pluging in or turning on a beige box

Also it was 2 in the morning when i wrote this so i don't have a clue why i put that line in.

Also this box have pins on the alligator clips so you could plug it into the wire and it would be easy to use on any line and you can just run and the pins would just come out quick.

Also the weird thing is that i formatted it in the classic 80's format yet i wrote it last night

[frog]

http://www.phonelosers.org/forums/index.php?topic=369.msg2838#msg2838

Read neep's post and the few below it for a historical critique of this idea.

[Chartreuse]

I never knew that this idea had been thought of but the reason i think it would work is the following

A Potentiometer affects the current and a bit of voltage and the noise is caused by the sudden change in the current needed therefore if you slowly changed it you would not get that jump any noise would be from deficiencies in the Potentiometer
Also if you are paranoid you could add a choke as well to filter some of the extra if any noise from any deficiencies of the Potentiometer.

By The Way has anyone actually tried the Potentiometer or are they just guessing

[bitbox]

yes it might be a waste of material plus time.  like frog presented us with that thread where silentneep suggested some LED's every time to line rung.  that would be easier and  cheaper then building a box that we arent sure works.

[frog]

yes it might be a waste of material plus time.  like frog presented us with that thread where silentneep suggested some LED's every time to line rung.  that would be easier and  cheaper then building a box that we arent sure works.

You're just mad that we didn't like your beige box idea.

[bitbox]

no actually im not. how many ideas have you came up with frog?

[gangals]

bitbox, please, for the love of god

[mr_doc]

Okay, okay let me revolutionize beige boxing for you all and give you a completely different alternative to the old ways. Typically beige boxing is accomplished by connecting a phone to somebody's phone box outside their house and making calls. There are a few disadvantages to this:
1. Neighbors will see you outside and call the police.
2. You need crazy gizmos like alligator clips and wire strippers.
3. Dogs will bark and try to bite your meat phone or penis.

Thinking completely outside the box, I have developed a way to overcome all of these issues... beige box from INSIDE the house. You can just plug the rj-11 plug right into the wall jack. Nobody will see you hanging out in the yard. No dogs will bite you. Plus it will be warmer (if you live in alaska this might be significant). You should try to do this when people are asleep or not home.

If you get caught you should use your Perry Mason box (lawyer).

[frog]

Okay, okay let me revolutionize beige boxing for you all and give you a completely different alternative to the old ways. Typically beige boxing is accomplished by connecting a phone to somebody's phone box outside their house and making calls. There are a few disadvantages to this:
1. Neighbors will see you outside and call the police.
2. You need crazy gizmos like alligator clips and wire strippers.
3. Dogs will bark and try to bite your meat phone or penis.

Thinking completely outside the box, I have developed a way to overcome all of these issues... beige box from INSIDE the house. You can just plug the rj-11 plug right into the wall jack. Nobody will see you hanging out in the yard. No dogs will bite you. Plus it will be warmer (if you live in alaska this might be significant). You should try to do this when people are asleep or not home.

If you get caught you should use your Perry Mason box (lawyer).

So it's like the off-white box? That's cool. I just made a mod for the off-white box called the eggshell box, basically you don't hook into their line because it will make the ANI get confused, you just use one of their phones already plugged in. This is the only way to authentically replicate their sender signal and trick people into thinking you are them. You will probably need to study the social engineering technique called 'rushing the mormons,' which I will illustrate here for your learning benefit free of charge:

YOU (social engineerer): May I use your phone?
THEM (social ... THEM): Yes you may.

It's tricky, I won't lie. I've been trying unsuccessfully for seventeen years. Anyone who can help me, thx in advance.

[Nod]

There's only one way to rush the mormons. It has to be like this
 YOU: ZOMG! MY FUXING HOUSE IS ON FIRE! I NEED TO CALL 911!
THEM: OMG! COME IN! THE PHONE IS ON THE TABLE!

You (On phone): Hey, how's it goin'? Yeah, I had to talk these douchebags into letting me use the phone so I told them my house was on fire. (Laugh loudly and look directly at them.)