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how to connect a portable telephone (Test Set) to punch down panel

I have a portable telphone (test set) that I need to connect to a punch down panel to find a telephone number.  Does anyone know the procedures to clamp a test set onto a punch down panel to get a dial tone?  
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If its a 66 type block, just clamp on the pins like lanboyo says above.
If it's a 110 or bix block, you need an adapter, or in a pinch you can clamp your test set leads to 2 unwound paperclips and stick them into the 110 block.
Obviously, caution should be taken like lanboyo says above, if you do that to a T1 line, down she goes.  Dragging the paperclip across other circuits on the block will also cause service disruption, so a steady hand is necessary.
Below are little pix of what a 66 block looks like and what a 110 block looks like

66block-example.jpg
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