What is the best 'bang for the buck' butt set for the Magix?

[TheatreGuy]

I have seen different threads talking about butt sets here but am not sure if these work on a digital extension as well as an analog one.

I am always carrying around an actual phone for each type of extension to test with. There does need to be something better than that.

 

[mforrence]

Nope, there's nothing better. Butt sets don't work on proprietary digital station ports. Find a small phone...
Mike

 

[TheatreGuy]

Thanks, Mike. I will go back to all of the other threads concerning this subject and purchase something.

 

[Dexman]

I love my Fluke TS44 DLX .

It is a bit pricey though. If I didn't purchase that model, my next choice would have been the TS30. Back when I first started out in the telecommunications field, I did make the mistake of hooking up a butt set to a digital telephone port.

Needless to say...I won't be doing that again any time soon.

If it ain't broke, I haven't fixed it yet.

 

[TheatreGuy]

Dexman, I will go with your recommendation. Fluke was always considered to be the top of the line back when I did test equipment repair and calibration. It looks like their reputation continues.

 

[Dexman]

Fluke butt sets trace their lineage back to Dracon Harris (a very well known label in the butt set world).

If it ain't broke, I haven't fixed it yet.

 

[Dexman]

Just a small clarification if I might.

The TS44-DLX is designed to be used on analog circuits such as POTs lines.

Sorry if I lead people to think that it could be used on digital ports.

If it ain't broke, I haven't fixed it yet.

 

[dagwoodsystems]

Of course, you could always purchase a digital-to-analog adapter like the Konexx Konference Konnector (see

http://www.konexx.com/konference.htm).

It's small enough that you could carry it on your toolpouch with the rest of your phone arsenal.

Plug one end of the adapter into a Magix 44xx station port and--with the option switches set correctly--the other end into your buttset. Viola! You can draw dialtone, thus proving that digital station port is alive and well. If I remember right, the adapter's only failing is that ring isn't generated on incoming calls. But that shouldn't be a show-stopper for basic testing.

The Konexx adapter is used mainly by two kinds of people: 1) the road-warrier who needs dialtone for his modem, but only has a digital hotel phone and 2) those who like their analog Polycom conference phone to "travel" from office to office, most of which are equipped with digital phone ports. It sounds like you have found a strong third use!

I've found Hello Direct to have the best pricing for this device (see

http://www.hellodirect.com/hellodir...c=Google-_-CNF-_-Konexx-_-konexx konference).

Tim Alberstein

http://www.dagwoodsystems.com

 

[TheatreGuy]

Thanks, Tim, that is very good information. Funny thing is we have a Polycom that I have had to give an analog port to and wire to multiple rooms. Maybe I should get two of them.