Phone Busy Indicator


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Have you ever been using the modem or fax and someone else picks up the phone, breaking the connection? Well, this simple circuit should put an end to that. It signals that the phone is in use by lighting a red LED. When the phone is not in use, a green LED is lit. It needs no external power and can be connected anywhere on the phone line, even mounted inside the phone.

Schematic

This is a schematic of the Phone Busy indicator

Parts

Part
Total Qty.
Description
Substitutions
R113.3K 1/4 W Resistor
R2133K 1/4 W Resistor
R3156K 1/4 W Resistor
R4122K 1/4 W Resistor
R514.7K 1/4 W Resistor
Q1, Q222N3392 NPN Transistor
BR111.5 Amp 250 PIV Bridge Rectifier
LED11Red LED
LED21Green LED
MISC1Wire, Case, Phone Cord

Notes

  1. This is a very simple circuit and is easily made on a perf board and mounted inside the phone.
  2. LED1 and LED2 flash on and off while the phone is ringing.
  3. Do not worry about mixing up the Tip and Ring connections.
  4. The ring voltage on a phone line is anywhere from 90 to 130 volts. Make sure no one calls while you are making the line connections or you'll know it. :-)
  5. In some countries or states you will have to ask the phone company before you connect this to the line. It might even require an inspection.
  6. If the circuit causes distortion on the phone line, connect a 680 ohm resistor in between one of the incoming line wires and the bridge rectifier.

Related Circuits

Ringing Phone Light Flasher, Phone Busy Indicator, FM Telephone Bug, Cut Phone Line Detector, Simple Phone Tap, Telephone Hold Button, Telephone Recorder, Remote Telephone Ringer

Comments

arunkaul
Phone Busy Indicator
Monday, July 28, 2008 2:49:12 AM
i want ot know the complete description of parts and working of Phone Busy Indicator.also i want assurance that when implemented on pcb it works well..tells us about another ic no of npn taransistor because the spicpied one is not available if phone busy indicator work on them then tell us....Hi! im jake. can u help me with my project. How can i determine if i call then the receiver is answer the call? waitng for reply..... WANT TO KNOW HOW THIS CIRCUIT IS WORKING IN DETAIL ,ITS APPLICATION...plz do mail me all decriptions n details widin two days to mine mail id
rehan
Phone Busy Indicator
Thursday, May 29, 2008 1:16:34 PM
i want ot know the complete description of parts and working of Phone Busy Indicator.also i want assurance that when implemented on pcb it works well.
manzoor ali
Phone Busy Indicator
Saturday, May 24, 2008 1:39:51 AM
tells us about another ic no of npn taransistor because the spicpied one is not available if phone busy indicator work on them then tell us.
PATRICK GERARD
Phone Busy Indicator
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:40:06 AM
think you
anonymous
Phone Busy Indicator
Sunday, February 10, 2008 7:48:30 PM
I assembled this circuit and it works really great, now I can tell when somebody has the phone extension in use. Building it was really cheap and easy. Other circuits i saw were more complex and required external power. Thanks to the author for that nice piece of work
ashiya
Phone Busy Indicator
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:21:26 AM
i need a full description in this..thanks..
Jake Cyrill Babao
Phone Busy Indicator
Saturday, November 17, 2007 1:00:56 AM
Hi! im jake. can u help me with my project. How can i determine if i call then the receiver is answer the call? waitng for reply.
saroj
Phone Busy Indicator
Wednesday, September 05, 2007 5:16:46 AM
i want to know about the working of phone busy indicator in detail and it's applications.
sumir
Phone Busy Indicator
Monday, April 30, 2007 3:09:44 AM
I WANT TO KNOW HOW THIS CIRCUIT IS WORKING IN DETAIL ,ITS APPLICATION........PLEASE VERY FAST IN 5 HOURS
Mayer
Phone Busy Indicator
Monday, April 16, 2007 4:32:45 PM
Hello you, I just looked your phone busy indicator cct and I would like to know how can I add a PIC 12C508A to fit within ? I only want to make my PIC 12C508A program started if line is not in use. a) Should I connect one of the PIC pin instead of led 1 ? b) I don't need led2 (should I only remove the led? should R2/3/4/5 values be changed ? Tks for answering the newbies that I'am : ) Tks/Carl
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