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Telephone Identification, Repair & Restoration => Telephone Component Identification => Ringers, Buzzers & Alerters => Topic started by: andre_janew on May 14, 2016, 03:25:26 PM

Title: Western Electric C4C
Post by: andre_janew on May 14, 2016, 03:25:26 PM
I got this ringer today.  It looks similar to a C4A except that it has two wires instead of four.
Title: Re: Western Electric C4C
Post by: andre_janew on May 14, 2016, 03:31:31 PM
Could this ringer be used in a phone that normally uses a four wire ringer?  If so, how?
Title: Re: Western Electric C4C
Post by: poplar1 on May 14, 2016, 03:53:10 PM
C4A:                   

Lead:         Terminal:
Black          L1 (formerly G)
Red            L2
Slate-Red   A
Slate          K

C4C:

Black         L1
Red           K
Connect a strap between L2 and A
Title: Re: Western Electric C4C
Post by: paul-f on May 14, 2016, 03:54:30 PM
Quote from: andre_janew on May 14, 2016, 03:31:31 PM
Could this ringer be used in a phone that normally uses a four wire ringer?  If so, how?

For details, make a quick trip to the TCI Library and use the Google site search for "C4A Ringer."

You'll get quite a few references, including 502-521-402-i5-service-500c-d-500dm-telephone-sets, which includes wiring diagrams.