I have aproject that needs to "tie" a VOIP modem phone line to a local pots line. The device works in most locations as designed, but not all. In one particular area the lines are poor, with low gain. Because of this the DTMF signals do not get to the device. I am using two 600:600 ohm transformers to connect the two lines now. The primary of T1 goes to L1 through a non-polarized 10µf series cap. T1 secondary connects to T2 secondary. and T2 secondary is connected to L2 through another 10µf (np) cap. This is a simplified explanation, I have line protection as well as two girator circuits to sieze the line at the proper impedance. The problem is the losses in this circuit. I'm loosing around 3 dbm through both transformers plus the losses accross each cap adds to the problem. I'm wondering if I can tie the lines after a bridge rectifier by tieing the bridge negatives and coupling the positives with my 10µf cap? I know that different line impedances will play into this, but i'm hopping that won't be an issue. The VOIP modem being isolated should not create any common ground problems I would think. Any thoughts?
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15 years ago