Help with 302 ringing

[Kenny C]

Mine are steel.

[Nilsog]

Just tried the magnet... and they're steel. I guess the mystery has been solved. Well, all but whatever that capacitor thing is, i guess.

[HarrySmith]

That appears to be some kind of capacitor. I am not familiar with that in a phone. Try disconnecting it, looks like there are only 2 wires.

[Nilsog]

The phone did not ring at all after disconnecting it.

Also, how do I fix the party line issue?

[LarryInMichigan]

I think that it is a tube which served to restrict ringing on party lines.  You may be able to bypass it, but the ringer will need to be connected through the capacitor.  Is one wire from the ringer connected to a lead from the capacitor?

Larry

[Nilsog]

Yes, i believe one of the capacitor wires is connected to the same screw the black (ground?) wire from the ringer is.

[Kenny C]

Where is your black ringer wire wired? Try disconnecting it and checking your wiring it should be as follows..

Line in:
Red-L1
Green-L2

Handset Cord:
Red-R
Black-BK on dial
White- W on dial

Ringer:
Red-L1
Black-K

Condenser:
Red-C
Black- BK on dial
Slate-K
Yellow- Y

Switch
Brown-Blue- BB on dial
Yellow-brown-Y on dial
Green-GN
Yellow- Y

Note: there is a jumper from L1-R on dial

[Nilsog]

That all seems right. The black ringer wire is on K, as well as one of the capacitor wires. The other capacitor wire is on Y.

EDIT: Oh, is R the (looking at the back of the dial) the furthermost right terminal? Thats where the wire from L1 goes.

[Kenny C]

Yes

[Nilsog]

So how can I bypass this capacitor thing? Run a jumper between the terminals it was connected to?

[Kenny C]

I would just take it out if it were my phone.

I'm not sure on how to bypass it.

[Nilsog]

Only problem with that is the phone stops ringing...

[Kenny C]

It is wired like I posted and still wont ring?? That's odd. That is the wiring for an average 302 and with that thing removed it should work as an average 302.

[Nilsog]

Ok... maybe I was confused. I guess I should ask first, what part is the condenser. I assumed it was the thing that was under the irregular capacitor. Was i wrong? If it is, there are only two wires coming out of it, red to C and black to BK.

[Nilsog]

I also just noticed you have a yellow wire on GND. I do not.