Leich 901-Hook up and nothing's happening!

[WesternElectricBen]

Hello,

I got this believed Liech 901 crank telephone and when I hook it up with a brand new line cord with good connection it doesn't work, I matched leads from original cord. Does anyone know of a way to fix this/ does it need rewireing to work? Could you explain how to?

Thanks,
Ben

[LarryInMichigan]

The Leich 901 magneto phone was intended to be connected in a local battery circuit.  There is a way to convert it to common battery.  Look at the diagrams on the TCI website: link.

Larry

[WesternElectricBen]

The Leich 901 magneto phone was intended to be connected in a local battery circuit.  There is a way to convert it to common battery.  Look at the diagrams on the TCI website: link.

Larry

Thank you Larry, I assume this is the correct schematic? http://goo.gl/ozvEQ
Ben

[LarryInMichigan]

The Leich 901 magneto phone was intended to be connected in a local battery circuit.  There is a way to convert it to common battery.  Look at the diagrams on the TCI website: link.

Larry

Thank you Larry, I assume this is the correct schematic? http://goo.gl/ozvEQ
Ben

I don't think that that is the right one.  Look farther down the page.

Larry

[WesternElectricBen]

The Leich 901 magneto phone was intended to be connected in a local battery circuit.  There is a way to convert it to common battery.  Look at the diagrams on the TCI website: link.

Larry

Thank you Larry, I assume this is the correct schematic? http://goo.gl/ozvEQ
Ben

I don't think that that is the right one.  Look farther down the page.

Larry

Ah, ok this is the only other one that says 901 http://goo.gl/0MqKh . Is that the right one?

Thank you,
Ben

[Mr. Bones]

Ben,

     There's some good info here:
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=7984.0

from when I had questions about my 901. Best of luck, and enjoy your cool new phone!

Best regards!

[WesternElectricBen]

Ben,

     There's some good info here:
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=7984.0

from when I had questions about my 901. Best of luck, and enjoy your cool new phone!

Best regards!

Thank you!

[xhausted110]

now that you have two magneto phones you could hook the two together!

[WesternElectricBen]

Good point, then I don't need to convert it!
Ben

[Greg G.]

I have a couple of these, they just happened to come with handy instructions on how to convert them:

[WesternElectricBen]

I have a couple of these, they just happened to come with handy instructions on how to convert them:

Ok, thank you! I will try that later this weekend...
Ben

[LarryInMichigan]

I have one of these magneto phones lying around.  I have been debating whether or not to convert it to CB since nobody really wants these.  I already have a (non-converted) working CB version with a dial though.

Larry