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Started by southernphoneman, August 10, 2013, 02:13:30 PM

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southernphoneman

pictured below is a 531 subset,is this sidetone or antisidetone?

poplar1

Quote from: southernphoneman on August 10, 2013, 02:13:30 PM
pictured below is a 531 subset,is this sidetone or antisidetone?

Neither. It's an extension ringer only.
"C'est pas une restauration, c'est une rénovation."--François Martin.

southernphoneman

Quote from: poplar1 on August 10, 2013, 02:25:15 PM
Quote from: southernphoneman on August 10, 2013, 02:13:30 PM
pictured below is a 531 subset,is this sidetone or antisidetone?

Neither. It's an extension ringer only.
I just won this of of ebay not realizing it was nt a subset, what kind of phone would it go to and how would you hook it up? thank you.

G-Man

Simply connect it anywhere across the telephone line where you want an extension ringer or near a telephone that does not have a ringer.

(C) Extension Ringers-Loud Ringing Bells

  2.05  The 53l-type subscriber set, is an extension ringer set
        for interior use. The set has the same general appear-
        ance as the 684-type bell box but is considerably smaller. The
        base is metal and the cover is made of a black thermoplastic
         material. The 531A-type set contains a ringer, condenser and
         a terminal strip with five screw terminals and the 531 C-type
         set contains a vacuum tube, relay, varistor and two terminal
          strips. The171A backboard is designed for use with these sets.

G-Man

Connections-


southernphoneman

thank you G Man for your response.