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#31

Technical "Stuff" / Re: WE500 Network Question

Last post by HarrySmith - April 22, 2024, 05:10:08 PM

Agreed. Both are correct for an early WE network. What phone is it in? An early 500? Got any pictures of the phone?

#32

Technical "Stuff" / Re: WE500 Network Question

Last post by TelePlay - April 22, 2024, 04:46:06 PM

This is a photo of an open network showing components inside the network, their placement and how they are attached. Kind of tight.

Seems "everything" hangs from the top either by a soldered or a mechanical means.

#33

Collector's Corner / Re: French Grammont phone frag...

Last post by MMikeJBenN27 - April 22, 2024, 04:09:42 PM

Kool!  I have one of those handsets, but it is missing the contact finger for the transmitter, and I wouldn't know how to hook it up anyway, as the colors are in French, and I don't know how to speak French.

Mike

#34

Technical "Stuff" / Re: Question about hookswitch ...

Last post by MaximRecoil - April 22, 2024, 03:38:51 PM

I just got the "cam lobe" made and mocked it up in there (I just taped it to the "camshaft" and the 2 additional microswitches aren't wired up yet; when I finish it will be super glued to the shaft), and it works perfectly. When I depress the hook switch lever the first microswitch actuates (which I'll wire as the receiver muting switch) and then the next two microswitches actuate (which I'll wire as switches for L1 and L2).

The receiver muting switch should be wired to the same two terminals on the network that the two receiver wires are wired to (R and GN), is that right?

I've attached a short video of it working (hookswitch.zip), along with a couple of pictures.

#35

Collector's Corner / Re: French Grammont phone frag...

Last post by countryman - April 22, 2024, 02:51:02 PM

Thanks a lot Etienne,
I eventually found a template to reproduce:

#36

Technical "Stuff" / Re: WE500 Network Question

Last post by TelePlay - April 22, 2024, 01:29:40 PM

Two different red circles, first one is holding a component inside the network in place and the second is an early connection of one lead to the other side screw terminal.

This is an early WE 425B network.

#37

Technical "Stuff" / Re: WE500 Network Question

Last post by dsk - April 22, 2024, 12:34:45 PM

That is original. Later version did use screw terminals only.

#38

Technical "Stuff" / Re: WE500 Network Question

Last post by Gerd - April 22, 2024, 11:14:56 AM

Here is another Picture of the same Network. Is this original or has someone worked on it and soldered the cable? The Price for the phone is not that cheap and I want to be sure that it is in good technical condition.

EDIT: Just found out that this seems to be orign. Watched a video on YT.

#39

Technical "Stuff" / Re: WE500 Network Question

Last post by tubaman - April 22, 2024, 09:28:53 AM

I think they are just a bent over tags that hold parts inside the network.

#40

Technical "Stuff" / WE500 Network Question

Last post by Gerd - April 22, 2024, 08:33:43 AM

Hello,
I found an old WE500 and have a Question relating to the Network. Is this little "bridged" Part cutted or broken? I found other Pictures on which this is not the case.