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Phonographs, Typewriters, Vacuums, Calculators, Juke Boxes, Slot Machines & Cameras / Re: Bell & Howell 708 Headline...

Last post by Westrex - Today at 01:15:20 PM

Before you install the lens, remove the bulb without getting fingermarks on it. Get the fan going first, motor bearings probably need oil. Those little slide projectors get dangerously hot.
You may be better taking Sunset 12's deal.

I got the fan running and it works well, and the bulb is easy to remove (see manual photos). The condenser is held in with some tabs that you can push out of the way to take out and install the new condenser.

#2

Telephone Troubleshooting and Repair / Re: WE 554 won’t ring

Last post by poplar1 - Today at 01:05:18 PM

If you put your finger on the clapper, do you feel any movement?

You can temporarily disconnect the blue dial wire from RR. Then, listen in the receiver while the phone is supposed to be ringing. Do you hear anything?

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Telephone Troubleshooting and Repair / Re: Stromberg Carlson wont dia...

Last post by bcarolla - Today at 12:49:00 PM

There is no model information stamped on any of the bases on the 5 phones I have that all act the same. I think I am giving up on these and moving on. Thanks for all the help.

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Telephone Restoration Projects and Techniques / Re: Questions About Using Rota...

Last post by Jack Aman - Today at 12:42:29 PM

Another fun thing.  "Landline" calls (actually the VOIP assigned number) ring on the old phones and subsets with the familiar North American ring.  Calls to my cell number ring with the British "ring-ring" pattern.  Calls to my wife's cell ring through with a custom "long-short-long" pattern.  All programmable in the XLink settings.

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Telephone Restoration Projects and Techniques / Re: Questions About Using Rota...

Last post by Jack Aman - Today at 12:34:03 PM

I use an Xlink BTTN between the house wiring and my cable company VOIP.  It works perfectly, tolerates out of spec dials and actually has adjustments in the settings/firmware for slow dials, foreign dials, etc etc.  On incoming calls it rings a total of five WE ringers strongly in my house and that is without the "extra ringing power" you can command in the settings.  I have several phones with the ringers disabled so incoming calls do not sound like a prison break. The fact that it also connects our cells to the house phones is a bonus.  Recommended.

#6

Telephone Troubleshooting and Repair / Re: WE 554 won’t ring

Last post by LarryInMichigan - Today at 12:08:52 PM

If you connect another ringer, does it ring?  Perhaps the Telo device stopped providing ringing current.

Larry

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Phonographs, Typewriters, Vacuums, Calculators, Juke Boxes, Slot Machines & Cameras / Re: Bell & Howell 708 Headline...

Last post by HowardPgh - Today at 10:50:54 AM

Before you install the lens, remove the bulb without getting fingermarks on it. Get the fan going first, motor bearings probably need oil. Those little slide projectors get dangerously hot.
You may be better taking Sunset 12's deal.

#8

Telephone Troubleshooting and Repair / Re: WE 554 won’t ring

Last post by keithi70 - Today at 10:44:42 AM

Try ringing it with all other phones unplugged.

If the Ooma ATA is sending less than 77 Volts AC, you may want to adjust the biasing spring on the ringer. Try moving the spring to the low notch.

Photo credit to member G-man.

This is the only phone currently hooked up; the craziest thing to me is that it's been working fine to this point, I disassemble/ reassemble the receiver and boom...no ringer. But I'll give your suggestion a try.

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Telephone Troubleshooting and Repair / Re: WE 554 won’t ring

Last post by keithi70 - Today at 10:41:38 AM

Thanks much! I will look into your suggestion.

#10

Technical "Stuff" / Re: The end of POTS?

Last post by RDPipes - Today at 07:11:05 AM

I gotta tell ya, if they come back to smooth all that out I'll be VERY surprised.
Nowadays I've witnessed many a utility company do their work and leave it as yours
looks to never return. In fact I seen very few company workmen (for the lack of a better term) in all fields do a
proper job of anything without leaving some part of it unfinished shall we say.
That I figure is do to laziness and the lack of even knowing how to spell the word integrity nowadays by many.
Wish you the best of luck sir.