How would I re-wire an old-fashioned telephone to a standard phone plug?

Question

It has three bare wires.

Answer 1

it needs proper conversion, which is probably a box..

on new phones it's 4 wires. if memory serves.

maybe you can get a conversion kit, I know it's possible to convert them.

http://www.britishtelephones.com/kit.htm

might be of help. I would add a seperate number pad elsewhere also, that does digital on the cable.. since you need such things for menu systems.. the older phones don't work with that.

Answer 2

you can do one of 2 things, hard wire it to jack. if you take the jack off the wall you will see 2 wires on the s***w lugs, take the 2 wires from the phone and tie it down to them, it doesn't matter which colors, as long as one is going to one side and the other to the other side, or you can call in a trouble ticket to your local phone company and have the tech do it for you. cost usually about $40 to $65 they can put a plug end on it so then you can move it around. you may have to sweet talk "tip" the tech into doing it for you.

Answer 3

red and green wires need to be connected to the same on your inside wiring, or if your wiring is newer green to blue/white, and red to solid blue...

the 3rd wire may be for a ground start, not common in modern phones, with the exception of some payphones. so the 3rd wire may need to go to an earth ground...

polarity now a days is not important, but for older equiptment polarity can mean if the phone works or not, so if your polarity in your wiring is reversed, you will have to switch the red/green wires with eachother...

Answer 4

Radio shack sells a cord with a plug on 1 end and spade tips on the other. Remove the cover from the phone and look where the old cord is connected. The wires are color coded. Just match the new with the old and replace the cover.