Kellogg hookswitch, WE 500 Network... compatible?

[Phonesrfun]

That's odd.  It suggests your handset is wired differently than standard.  Inside the transmitter cavity where the wires connect, are the wires connected Black to B, White to W, and Red to R?  Also, where did you connect the white and the red handset wires to make it work?

[Nilsog]

The wires in the handset are wired correctly. White and Black to B on the network, Red to R on the network.

[Phonesrfun]

Sorry to dog this thing so hard, but wired like that, you should be getting very annoying pops in the receiver when you dial.

[Phonesrfun]

Holy cow, I just thought of something.  By any chance, is the hookswitch of the old 500 base still connected to the network?

[Nilsog]

Sorry to dog this thing so hard, but wired like that, you should be getting very annoying pops in the receiver when you dial.

Yes, I forgot about that! I took a second look at the dial and sure enough the contacts were bend, source of the problem right there. so it's now fixed and wired properly. I knew something wasn't right!

Thanks, Bill!

[Nilsog]

No I switched to a 425E, which allowed me to disconnect the hookswitch entirely.

[Phonesrfun]

Well, good work!