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Eric Stehl replied to Andrew J. Way's discussion phone bell in the group Scenery and Props"Way back when I used to deal with phones onstage a lot, I had photocopies of 'Telephone Repair Illustrated' by Bigelow. It had the wiring diagram for the old phones. However, I was never able to get a bell OUTSIDE of the phone to…"
Tony Earnest Medlin replied to Andrew J. Way's discussion phone bell in the group Scenery and Props"I always just connected a 70V transformer to the ringer and used a contact switch. Quick and dirty but it worked."
Dave Baxter replied to Andrew J. Way's discussion phone bell in the group Scenery and Props"What I would do/did is open it up to get at the ringer and switch wires directly - you don't need it to actually work - and wire the bell and the hook switch in series. To power the ring, I'd run a diode (like a 1N4004 or 1N4001, whatever…"
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I actually came up with the old style "Ma Bell" style phone bell. I used to make phone rings with them all the time, but it's been so long since I've gotten a hold of one - I can't remember the wire configuration to ring it. Anybody?Is it the two greys together and the black/red combo? or.... I tried the different configs, but it doesn't ring - so perhaps the bell is shot. I would just like to be sure before I trash itSee More
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- At 2:24pm on October 11, 2009,
David Phillips said… - thanks for the advice, Andrew. I appreciate it! Keep me posted if you thing of anything else. I'll let you know how it turns out.
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