ELK dialer 1130 comm trouble?

[Digger]

It is always my opinion that the hardware is usually ok and its operator oversight in many cases.

The hardware is difficult to damage for the most part (although the telco circuit can be affected by a surge under the right conditions).

With so many features in a product it is easy to overlook something. I worked in a lab testing alarm equipment. Often we would have a problem with a system and either another engineer or tech would walk over and point out the obvious or a quick call to the mfg and we would be up and running.

 

[electriclight]

One thing you could do to eleminate the external wiring is to attach the phone line (CO) straight to the M1 controller at the Tip/Ring connections (not R1/T1). As you did before keep all of the house stuff off the system for this test (nothing on R1/T1). If this configuration does not work then I'd say it's the M1 unit. If this does work, I'd say that the CO/house pairs at the RJ-31 are reversed.

 

[MRL]

I connected the RJ31X directly to the Elk eliminating the RJ45 plug/cable. Problem solved. Bad RJ45 plug/cable? I went by the RJ31X RJ45 cable color description on page 7 of the installation manual. I assume that is correct.

 

[electriclight]

Sounds like a bad RJ-45 crimp. Good thing is your on your way (to the next fun challange).