AE 34 No Transmission

[Doug Rose]

  I have never seen one like this....Doug

[Ktownphoneco]

Nope.    That's not standard to that set. 

Jeff

[Doug Rose]

I think I have a spare from an AE 40 somewhere

[Doug Rose]

I do have an AE 40 condenser, should I swap it out? Everything does function properly except for transmission....thanks to all for your input....Doug

[stub]

Doug,
          I would disconnect the old one and just clip-lead the cap from the 40 in place . Hope it will be fixed.  stub

[Doug Rose]

thanks Stub.....I will give it a try....Doug

[Doug Rose]

The condenser that was in the AE34 had only two wires. I connected each side of the condenser to where the two wires were. Phone rings dials out...no transmission. Where do the two remaining wires go? I think that will do it.....many thanks....Doug

[Ktownphoneco]

Doug   ....   According to the schematic I posted for that set, it appears to share "one" condenser / capacitor between the ringer and the talk circuit.    So the set only takes a single 1.0 mfd condenser / capacitor, so there would only be 2 terminals.   Here's the diagram with the condenser / capacitor in the red box.   Click to enlarge.

Jeff

[Doug Rose]

Here is the condenser and it was on 4 and 10

[Ktownphoneco]

That capacitor is listed as a radio capacitor.   However it is listed at 1 mfd, with working voltages of 400 Volts DC, and 100 Volts 60 cycles AC.     The first capacitor or condenser you tried with 4 terminals, is most likely for a anti side tone set, with one of the two capacitors rated at about 0.5 mfd (ringer) and 2.0 mfd (talk circuit).   

Jeff

[Doug Rose]

This was a build for a customer who wanted a not too shiny brass AE34. Cosmetic wise, it is really nice with a few dings in the brass as they wanted a used look. Gasket showing signs of wear....but then again so do I.    I have done 34s before but this was a lesson in frustration.

I do appreciate your help Jeff, Stub and Robbie.

I can always use another display phone. I might hook it up just for the great ring

I do respect the member who said he never got a phone that he couldn't make work.

Not me....Lemon #2 this month....Doug

[HowardPgh]

If it has one of those conversion type handsets make sure the transmitter element isn't shorted. That setup is hard to put together without twisting the parts inside and shorting a contact. You almost need three hands to assemble it. I see your handset is the regular old type. If the handset works on other phones then it is internal to the AE 34. I think you checked for the obvious everything else.
Is it possible there could be an open winding in the coil?