a crude simulation of a phone line transformer could be: 220nF ______ o---------o----||----o---|______|-----o--------> | | R 100 | phone | | .---' To the Device line | | | | A | | | | | 5V Zenners R | | R | | V 680 T 2k2 T .---' | | | o---------o----||----o----------------o--------> 220nF