Green Box Plans by the Jolly Roger
Paying the initial rate in order to use a red box (on certain
fortresses) left a sour taste
in many red boxers mouths, thus the
green box was invented. The green box generates useful
tones such as
COIN COLLECT, COIN RETURN, AND RINGBACK. These are the tones that
ACTS or
the TSPS operator would send to the CO when appropriate.
Unfortunately, the green box cannot
be used at the fortress station but
must be used by the CALLED party.
Here are
the tones:
COIN COLLECT 700+1100hz
COIN RETURN 1100+1700hz
RINGBACK 700+1700hz
Before the called party sends any of these tones, an operator realease
signal should
be sent to alert the MF detectors at the CO.
This can be done by sending 900hz + 1500hz or a
single 2600 wink (90 ms.)
Also do not forget that the initial rate is collected shortly before
the
3 minute period is up. Incidentally, once the above MF
tones for collecting and
returning coins reach the CO, they are
converted into an appropriate DC pulse (-130 volts for
return and
+130 for collect). This pulse is then sent down the tip to the
fortress.
This causes the coin relay to either return or collect the coins.
The alledged
"T-network" takes advantage of this information.
When a pulse for coin collect (+130
VDC) is sent down the line,
it must be grounded somewhere. This is usually the yellow or black
wire.
Thus, if the wires are exposed, these wires can be cut to prevent
the pulse from
being grounded. When the three minute initial
period is almost up, make sure that the black
and yellow wires are
severed, then hang up, wait about 15 seconds in case of a second
pulse, reconnect the wires, pick up the phone, and if all goes well,
it should be
"JACKPOT" time.
———RFLAGG———-
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