THE MWP FILES ------------- File #7 of Issue #2 Summer of '97 ------------- Article by:Tekno-Buzz Dat:7-30-97 "Various boxes." *********************************************************** * MEMBER NAME: BLACK * * *********************************************************** BLACK BOX PLANS HERE IS HOW YOU CONSTRUCT A BLACK BOX. WHEN YOUR PHONE IS JUST SITTING THERE DOING NOTHING THE VOLTAGE THROUGH THE PHONE LINE IS ZERO. THEN IF SOMEONE CALLS YOU (FOR SOME STRANGE REASON) AND THE PHONE IS RINGING. THE VOLTAGE JUMPS TO 48 VOLTS WHICH TELLS MA BELL TO STAND BY IF YOU SHOULD PICK UP SO SHE CAN BILL YOU. WHEN YOU EVENTUALLY PICK UP THE PHONE, THE VOLTAGE DROPS TO 10 VOLTS AND THE BILLING STARTS. WHAT A BLACK BOX DOES IS KEEPS THE THE VOLTAGE AS 36 VOLTS, THEREFORE THE INCOMING CALLER NEVER GETS BILLED (INGEINIOUS) THE ORIGINAL BLACK BOX WAS CREATED BY AN EX-BELL EMPLOYEE WHO WENT BY THE NAME "CAPTAIN CRUNCH". HE GOT HIS NAME FROM THOSE LITTLE WHISLES YOU GOT IN BOXES OF CAPTAIN CRUNCH BECAUSE THEY EMITED A TONE THAT WAS EQUAL TO A COIN.CAPTAIN CRUNCH JUST ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT FROM PHREAKING WHEN HE WAS RELEASED FROM A CALIFORNIA JAIL. HE WAS CAUGHT WITH A BLUE BOX. CONSTRUCTION OF A BLACK BOX 1] A 36 VOLT ZENER DIODE. 2] A CERAMIC OR MYLAR CAPACITOR OF 0.1 MICROFARAD. 3] A ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR OF 1.0 MICROFARAD. YOU CAN GET THESE AT YOUR LOCAL RADIO SHACK DEALER. FIRST YOU HAVE TO OPEN UP YOUR PHONE.YOU SHOULD NOTICE THREE WIRES COMING IN FROM THE BACK OF THE PHONE, A GREEN, RED, AND YELLOW. MOST OF THE TIME THEY CAN DIFFER.DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE YELLOW WIRE, WE WILL NOT BE USING THIS.YOU WILL NEED TO FIND THE MOST POSITIVE OF THE REMAINING TWO WIRES.(ALMOST ALWAYS THE GREEN WIRE). NOW CONNECT THE BANDED END OF THE ZENER DIODE TO THE MORE POSITIVE OF THESE TWO WIRES. "IN SERIES". YOU HAVE JUST COMPLETED THE FIRST STEP. FOR THE SECOND STEP YOU NEED A CERAMIC OR MYLAR CAPACITOR OF 0.1 MICROFARAD. YOU CONNECT THIS "IN PARRALLEL" ACROSS THE DIODE. THIS IS NEEDED TO ALLOW THE DIODE TO PASS VOICE SIGNALS. NOW FOR THE FINAL STEP TAKE YOUR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR OF UP TO ONE MICROFARAD WITH ITS '+' END CONNECTED TO THE BANDED END OF THE DIODE AND THE OTHER END SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO THE ANODE END OF THE DIODE. MA BELL IS NOT TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS TO THIS.IF THE PHONE RINGS FOR ABOUT A HALF-HOUR THEY WILL THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG AND BILL YOU ANYWAY. WHEN USING A BLACK BOX,YOUR PHONE WILL CONTINUE RING EVEN THOUGH YOU PICKED IT UP. YOU HAVE TO MAKE A SWITCH TO CONNECT ONE OF THE RINGER WIRES.THAT WILL SHUT IT OFF. THAT'S IT! HAVE PHUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><<><> *********************************************************** * MEMBER NAME: BLACK2 * * *********************************************************** /-/-/-/-/-/-\-\-\-\-\-\ <:-\-Black Box Plans-/-:> \-\-\-\-\-\-/-/-/-/-/-/ (>Introduction<) What is a BLACK BOX? A BLACK BOX is a device that is hooked up to your phone that fixes your phone so that when you get a call, the caller doesn't get charged for the call. This is good for calls up to 1/2 hour, after 1/2 hour the Gestapo (the you can guess what happens. What this little beauty does is keep the line voltage from dropping to 10v when you answer your phone. The line is insted kept at 36v and it will make the phone think that it is still ringing while your talking. The reason for the 1/2 hour time limit is that the Gestapo thinks that something is wrong after 1/2 an hour of ringing. (I mean, come on) (>Phone Modification Instructions<) All parts are available Radio Shack. Using the least possible parts and arrangement, the cost is $0.98; and that is parts for two of them! Talk about a deal! If you want to splurge then you can get a board, and a switch. There are two s ** Schematic 1 for most fones ** ** LED ON: BOX ON ** FROM >--------------------GREEN-> TO LINE >--! 1.8k LED !---RED--> FONE !--/\/\/\--!>--! ! ! ------>/<------- SPST Parts: 1 1.8k 1/2 watt resistor 1 1.5v LED 1 SPST switch *You may just have two wires which you connect together for the switch. ** Schematic 2 for all fones ** ** LED ON: BOX OFF ** FROM >---------------GREEN-> TO LINE >------- ---RED--> FONE ! LED ! ---->/<--!>-- ! ! ---/\/\/--- 1.8k Parts: 1 1.8k 1/2 watt resistor 1 1.5v LED 1 DPST switch Here is the PC board layout that I recommend using. It is neat and is very easy to hook up: Schematic #1 Schematic #2 ************** **************** * * * ------- * * ----- * * ! ! * * ! ! * * ! * * RESISTOR ! * * ! ! ! * * ! ! * * ! ! / * * -------- ! * * ! ! \ * * ! ! * * ! ! / * * --SWITCH-- * * ! ! \ * * ! ! * * ! ! / * L * ! ! * F L * ! ! ! * F I>RED- -RED>O I>RED- ---RED>O N>-----GREEN---->N N>-----GREEN------>N E * h * E E * * E ************** **************** Once you have hooked up all the parts, you must figure out what set of wires go to the line and which go to the fone. This is because of the fact that LED's must be put in, in a certain direction. Depending on which way you put the LED is what controls what wires are for the line & fone. In order to find out, hook up the box in one direction using one set of wires for line and the other for phone. *NOTE* For Model I switch should be OFF. *NOTE* For Model ][ switch should be set to side connecting the LED. Once you have hooked it up, then pick up the fone and see if the LED is on. If it is, the LED will be lit. If is doesn't light then switch the wires and try again. Once you know which are which then label them. *NOTE* - If neither directions worked then your switch was in the wrong position. Now lable the switch in its current position as BOX ON. (>Black Box Usage<) The purpose of this box is not to people who call you so it would make sense that it can only be used to recieve calls. When the box is *ON* then you may only recieve calls. Your phone will ring like normal and the LED light on the box will flash. When you answer the fone the LED will light and the caller will not be charged. Hang up the fone after you are done like normal. ------------------------------------------ *********************************************************** * MEMBER NAME: BLOTOBOX * * *********************************************************** %+%+%+%+%+%+%+%+%+%+%+%+%+ %HOW TO BUILD A BLOTO BOX+ %+%+%+%+%+%+%+%+%+%+%+%+%+ Finally, it is here! What was first conceived as a joke to fool the inncoent phreakers around America has finally been concieved by the one phreak who is the expert on lines and voltage: The Traveler. Other boxes by the Traveler include the White Gold Box, the Aqua Box, The Diverti Box, and the Cold Box. All of those plans will soon be available in a BBS/AE near you! Well, for you people who are unenlightened about the Blotto Box, here is a brief summery of a legend. --*-=> The Blotto Box <=-*-- For years now every pirate has dreamed of the Blotto Box. It was at first made as a joke to mock more ignorant people into thinking that the function of it actually was possible. Well, if you are The Voltage Master, it is possible. Originally conceived by King Blotto of much fame, the Blotto Box is finally available to the public. NOTE: The Traveler can not be responcable for the information disclosed in the file! This file is strictly for informational purposes and should not be actually built and used! Usage of this electronical impulse machine could have the severe results listed below and could result in high federal prosecution! All right, now that that is cleared up, here is the basis of the box and it's function. The Blotto Box is every phreaks dream... you could hold AT&T down on it's knee's with this device. Because, quite simply, it can turn off the phone lines everywhere. Nothing. Blotto. No calls will be allowed out of an area code, and no calls will be allowed in. No calls can be made inside it for that matter. As long as the switchhing system stays the same, this box will not stop at a mere area code. It will stop at nothing. The electrical impulses that emit from this box will open every line. Every line will ring and ring and ring... the voltage will never be cut off until the box/ generator is stopped. This is no 200 volt job, here. We are talking GENERATOR. Every phone line will continue to ring, and people close to the box may be electricuted if they pick up the phone. But, the Blotto Box can be stopped by merely cutting of the line or generator. If they are cut off then nothing will emit any longer. It will take a while for the box to calm back down again, but that is merely a superficial aftereffect. Once again: Construction and use of this box is not advised! The Blotto Box will continue as long as thee is electricity to continue with. OK, that is what it does, now, here are some interesting things for you to do with it... --*-=> The Blotto Box Functions and Installation <=-*-- Once you have installed your Blotto, there is no turning back. The following are the instructions for construction and use of this box. Please read and heed all warnings in the above section before you attempt to construct this box. Materials: - A Honda portable generator or a main power outlet like in a stadium or some such place. - A radio shack cord set for 400 volts that splices a female plug into a phone line jack. - A meter of voltage to attach to the box itself. - A green base (i.e. one of the nice boxes about 3' by 4' that you see around in your neighborhood. They are the main switch boards and would be a more effective line to start with. or: A regular phone jack (not your own, and not in your area code! - A soudering iron and much souder. - A remote control or long wooden pole. Now. You must have guessed the construction from that. If not, here goes, I will explain in detail. Take the Honda Portable Generator and all of the other listed equiptment and go out and hunt for a green base. Make sure it is one on the ground or hanging at head level from a pole, not the huge ones at the top of telephone poles. Open it up with anything convienent, if you are two feeble that fuck don't try this. Take a look inside... you are hunting for color-coordinating lines of green and red. Now, take out your radio shack cord and rip the meter thing off. Replace it with the voltage meter about. A good level to set the voltage to is about 1000 volts. Now, attach the voltage meter to the cord and set the limit for one thousand. Plug the other end of the cord into the generator. Take the phone jack and splice the jack part off. Open it up and match the red and green wires with the other red and green wires. NOTE: If you just had the generator on and have done this in the correct order, you will be a crispy critter. Keep the generator off until you plan to start it up. Now, sauder those lines together carefully. Wrap duck tape or insultation tape around all of the wires. Now, place the remote control right on to the startup of the generator. If you have the long pole, make sure it is very long and stand back as far away as you can get and reach the pole over. NOTICE: If you are going right along with this without reading the file first, you sill realize now tHat your area code is about to become null! Then, getting back, twitch the pole/remote control and run for your damn life. Anywhere, just get away from it. It will be generating so much electricity that if you stand to close you will kill yourself. The generator will smoke, etc. but will not stop. You are now killing your area code, because all of that energy is spreading through all of the phone lines around you in every direction. Have a nice day! --*-=> The Blotto Box: Aftermath <=-*-- Original Idea: King Blotto. *********************************************************** * MEMBER NAME: GREEN * * *********************************************************** :%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%: :% %: :% THE GREEN BOX %: :% %: :%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%: The Green Box generates useful tonessuch 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 a fortress station, but must be used by the CALLED party. The tones (hz) are: COIN COLLECT 700 + 1100 COIN RETURN 1100 + 1700 RINGBACK 700 + 1700 Before the called party sends any of these tones, an operator released signal should be sent to alert the MF detectors at the CO. This can be done by sending 900 + 1500 Hz or a single 2600 Hz wink (90 ms) followed by a 60 ms gap and then the appropriate signal for at least 900 ms. Also, do not forget that the initial rate is collected shortly before the 3 minute period is up. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-::-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: