Need telephone cable installation troubleshooting advice

I have 3 telephone numbers coming into my small retail store. They come in to the left side of a distribution block. I had no trouble wiring two outlets by attaching the matching colored wire to the posts in the center of the block. When I tried to run a 3rd outlet using the same style, except on the right posts, it came up totally dead: no signal whatsoever. I then checked the cable thoroughly finding no problems and then ran a short test cable from the block to the jack and it also came up dead. I also tested by hooking directly to the incoming posts. Also dead.

Is there a voltage limit that I have exceeded? Am i missing something? I have double checked the color matches and they are fine.

Any help be appreciated. Thank you.

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albundy
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Is it a split block, in which case you will need bridge clips?

CIAO!

Ed N.

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Ed Nielsen

Howdy,

No expert I, but...

Might the block be defective?

What happens if you connect pair-2 to post-3...?

All the best,

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Kenneth

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