Dial tone can't be cut

[mienaichizu]

Hi, I have a Stromberg Carlson Model 2500, it is still working but i can't dial a number, the dial tone can't be cut, and also how can I restore its body?, it is full of scratches and dents.

[benhutcherson]

Some older TT telephones are polarity sensitive. If this is the case, reversing the line wires should make them work.

I'd suggest trying this.

[McHeath]

There are some polish compounds made by Novus that you can try to clean up the body.  Various web sites sell the products, you can do a search for "Novus Plastic Polish" and they will come up.  I've also used car wax, a good one, to shine up a phone thats in pretty decent shape to start with, and I've even used automotive rubbing compound like TR-3 with good results on an old Trimline. 

I agree on the checking the polarity as the first thing to look at with your phone, try switching the red and green wires around and seeing what happens.

[mienaichizu]

thanks for the infos guys, hope the tips would work

[mienaichizu]

I'm returning to this topic

I tried to reverse the lines but still it doesn't work, what seems to be the problem?
Does anyone knows how to fix it?

[bingster]

I'm afraid I'm not much help with this, but I know absolutely nothing about touch-tone phones.  There is a wiring diagram available for your phone, though.  If you can double-check that your wiring is correct, maybe that would help?

http://www.telephonecollectors.org/library/sberg/sc2500dp.pdf

[Dan/Panther]

Brasso, cheap, works very well on  all plastics, metal, glass you name it.
It removes scratches, and leaves a great shine.
D/P

[mienaichizu]

thanks guys!