Goodwill Trimline

[Jim Stettler]

The line powered ones use tip and ring.
The transformer powered ones need at least 4 wires. 2 for the phone line and 2 for power.

The basic instructions are the same. About the only thing they did with trimlines were sometimes add a "kit" of parts. They had different "kits".
When a trimline handset died it was swapped out and the bad handset went back to the shops for repair/recycling.

Because of this many of the board and network configurations were never documented in the BSP's .  There are lots of variations in the boards and networks.

The handsets will interchange with the bases. There are auctually a lot of different bases
Over the years there are also changes in the wall base and plastic of the bases (thickness).

Rotary backs and TT backs are slightly different (TT is slimmer).

More than you wanted to know about trimlines,
Jim

[bingster]

Line powered would have the normal number of conductors.  Transformer powered would have extra conductors for the transformer (so five or six conductors).

You don't need a 2012 transformer, though.  Just use any 6-8 volt wall A/C adapter.  I use an old adapter from a set of computer speakers.

[Kenny C]

i have a 5.2 will that run it?

[stub]

Kenny,
           Nice phone find and a good price.
          I'm still looking for that box of Trimlines to get to you. Maybe I'll have time to look tomorrow, if I can move all the other junk. Remember these came from a refurbisher's( butcher) shop.  stub

[bingster]

i have a 5.2 will that run it?

It probably will.  If the dial light is too dim, you know you'll need more voltage. But give it a shot and see what happens.

[Kenny C]

some one clipped the white wire so i am re spading it

[JorgeAmely]

i havn't even polished it yet. Any way to clean the fingerwheel?

There is a little C clamp washer under the Bell logo center. However, there is a big risk in removing it, since they are very fragile and break easily. Once you remove the C clamp the internal spring will unwind and the finger stop will come out. It is not that difficult to reassemble it, but it takes patience and time to put it back together. Something similar happens when you remove then center screw of a 9C dial.

[stub]

Kenny,
          Lookehere what I fount!! Farm fresh!!The phones are free but I'm gonna charge for killing spiders!!! Let me know if you want them. What you see is what you get.
           Better look close , there may be  SURVIVORS!!!!!!!!!!!  stub

[Kenny C]

i will take em'

[stub]

Kenny,
            I will drop them off at Pop's work tomorrow.   stub

[Kenny C]

ok looking foward to them.

[Dennis Markham]

Kenny, I would have been disappointed had you passed on them.

[Kenny C]

these are my winter projects

[stub]

Dennis,
             Kenny has the phone fever too bad to pass on anything that looks like a phone.  I think we can reel him in now, he's hooked!!!!!!!!!!   stub

[Dennis Markham]

Yes he is....hooked!  Hopefully in 10 years we can all check back in here and see if he still has his enthusiasm for these old telephones.  The torch is passed..........