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LED displaying phone-line condition ?

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From: Bjoern Kriews
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 01:02
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Hello Netland !

I am building a device to monitor multiple phone lines for
a) availability (any official line attached)
b) activity (in use ?)
c) toll pulses (16khz 0.5sec 15V amplitude)

c) is not a problem, I have a circuit.
I also have a solution for b, but I'd like to combine it with a).

The problem:
I want to drive a LED in an optocoupler so that it is active when
there is any voltage on the line.
The line has 48-60V when idle, 6-13V when active.
As far as I know, there may be higher AC voltages when ringing.

My problem is: 
How do I make the LED light at all these odd voltages ?
If a line-powered solution is possible, it'd be the best one.

Next thing is, I'd like to have another optocoupler signalling
6-13V or 48-60V (larger than an adjustable voltage).

Any help will be appreciated,
 Greetings and many thanks in advance,
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From: bkr@drdhh.hanse.de (Bjoern Kriews)
Subject: LED displaying phone-line condition ?
Message-ID: <1992Nov18.010250.510@drdhh.hanse.de>
Summary: How to see if a line is dead ?
Keywords: led, phone, active or not
Organization: Digital Island
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 01:02:50 GMT
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