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CHARTREUSE BOX 
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By: Wonko The Sane



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Introduction 
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The Chartreuse Box, so named because this is an obnoxious box and
chartreuse  is  an obnoxious color, is designed to take advantage
of the thousands of dollars Ma Bell pays to the electric  company
each  day.  As  you know, your telephone line is a constant power
source. The chart box is designed to allow you to tap that  power
source for whatever sicko purposes you might have in mind.

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Parts 
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  [1]- 1 four prong to modular  phone  adapter  (the  rectangular
       beige boxes with phone line jacks  at  one  end  and  four 
       prongs out the other.)
  [2]- 1 low power broad range rheostate.
  [3]- some wire
  [4]- a soldering iron
  [5]- some electric tape
  [6]- a 70 vlt. DC fuse (optional)
  [7]- 1 SPST switch


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Assembly 
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Plug the adapter into a phone line, and use a multitester to note
which   posts  are charged.  Use a magic marker to mark the posi-
tive and negative poles. Do this first.

Take  the  adapter, and turn it upside down.  You  should  obser-
vethat  the  bottom  fits into the top.  Use a pocketknife, small
screwdriver, battle axe etc. to remove the  bottom.  Don't  break
it.

Detach the two wires not connected to charged  poles,  and  scrap
em.   Detach the other two wires as well. Take your rheostat, and
mount it on the outside of the box, drilling a small hole in  the
box, to run wires through.

Run wire from the charged connections from the line jack, through
the rheostat, to the charged poles.  (see diagram).


       positive line
               \/        +---------+
    ---------.....       :         :
    linejack+    :......#:rheostat :#........(fuse)....[=====]
    ---------..          :         :
              :...       +---------+
                 :............#.........................[=====]
                                     negative line

       Key:  # - Rheostate poles
             . - Wiring path
            [=]- Outside posts


Attach the fuse somewhere in the line if you feel like  it.  When
the  phone  rings 90 volts of pulsing DC power get shot down your
line, and can really fuck up whatever  you  have  the  chart  box
hooked up to.  Therefore, the fuse is a good idea.


You can also hook a switch up to the wiring,  to  give  you  more
control  over  when  power starts to flow. Once all the wiring is
complete, push the wires and the fuse into the  casing,  and  re-
close it. Then tape around the side of the box, to hold the wires
that come out to the rheostat down. I highly recommend  that  you
mark  the charged posts with a marker, so you can easily identify
them.



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Usage 
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To use the chart box, hook it up to a phone line, and grab a mul-
titester or voltmeter.  Use the voltmeter to read off the voltage
from your chart box. You can get up to 12 volts (more if you  use
a  transformer)  from  the  box,  but you can use the rheostat to
calibrate the box for whatever voltage you need. Once the voltage
is  set, remove the box from the line, hook your device up to the
charged poles, and plug the box back in. If you're  really  in  a
constructive  mood,  build  a  switch  into the box. Now leech Ma
Bell's precious energy to your hearts content.




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Footnote 
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This device has other potential uses.  One of the  most  obvious,
and least useful (at least to my view) is as a volume control for
your phone.  Maybe you have an aunt  that  talks  REAL  LOUD!!!!!
Also,  you  can use this device to set up a feedback loop to mess
up someone else's phone line.  Finally, it may be possible to use
the  chart box to tone down your connection, and provide a little
background noise, so that ESS doesn't pick up on your  blue  box-
ing.   This  is  not  a  guaranteed method, but if you do it just
right, you can make the 2600 blast sneak  by  the  ESS  detection
code.

Naturally, the main purpose of the chart box is to leech Ma  Bell
just like she leeches you.

Hail Discordia!

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