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Started by Sargeguy, June 16, 2009, 10:40:39 PM

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Sargeguy

I am cleaning up my WECO 410 that I picked up on eBay a little while ago.  There are no numbers on the metal housing or base but most of the parts are from 1941.  The condenser is an old one.  It appears to have been coated in wax (not celluloid)   and has 5 wires leading from it.  I hooked up the black, red and yellow wires to the usual terminals, but what do I do with the two I have left, which are both dark red/brown?  The schematic I am using only covers the standard 4-wire condenser.
Greg Sargeant
Providence, RI
TCI /ATCA #4409

Phonesrfun

Go here:  http://telephonecollectors.org/library/weco/410a.pdf 

and notice that there is a capacitor shield as a 5th lead.  Further notice where the other 4 are connected.

-Bill
-Bill G

Sargeguy

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I noticed that.  My confusion is with the color of the wires, which were all reddish brown.  When I took a photo of the wires, the differences show so I can now tell them apart.  I am not sure how they became stained but I suspect it had something to do with the coating on the condenser (removed in photo) which was some sort of red wax.

Here are a couple pics:



Greg Sargeant
Providence, RI
TCI /ATCA #4409