In the wiring diagram for a Western Electric 50AL, it shows the green from the receiver connecting to the green wire from the subset (sidetone type). Where do I make this connection? Make a splice and wrap with electrical tape? Other models have a little terminal block. I assume the white wire from the receiver goes to the W terminal on the dial. Does anybody have photos of a correctly wired phone?
In a 50AL, all connections, other than the dial cord connected to the 4 dial terminals, were originally made on the rack, just as they were in a manual (non-dial) desk stand.
Electrically, it will be the same if you connect the white receiver cord to W on the dial, and green receiver cord directly to the green desk stand cord...but you would still need to connect the red desk stand cord conductor to R on the hookswitch, and the yellow conductor either to Y on the rack or Y on the dial.
So you will lose a little bit of length of both cords by connecting them on the rack, but that would be the correct way to do it.
From AT&T Specifications 4566 (TCI Library):
Thank you POplar1. That diagram is exactly what I need.