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Telephone Identification, Repair & Restoration => Telephone Wiring Diagrams => Topic started by: dsk on April 26, 2019, 03:32:46 AM

Title: Rota Tone competitor
Post by: dsk on April 26, 2019, 03:32:46 AM
I have just got a rotatone competitor: https://bre.is/JHBCOcgaQ
No manual, but the 2 wires shall be connected where the normal pulse contact is connected, and the dial connects to G O P as Common, normally Open, and pulse contact.

Polarity does not matter, 1 and hold to beep is redial, similar 2 and 3 is * and #


Fits my payphone project :-)
(Got it and tested it yesterday, ordered one more..)   :)


dsk
Title: RotaTone competitor 2
Post by: dsk on April 27, 2019, 07:39:08 AM
I did use one pretty equal on may first Norwegian payphone. It has been in service for approx 5 years.
Suddenly it was not available, but no I got it again.


dsk


Edit: I have made some excamples on how to connect, end that is more easy than the Rotatone!
Pictures under.
Title: Re: RotaTone competitor 2
Post by: dsk on April 29, 2019, 03:22:43 AM
Hi folks, now I really need help.  This document is translated from Norwegian, and may need corrections, could you please send me a PM of what I should change?  (from ... to) :) :) :)
(The last 2 pages are pictures, and may not be changed, even when it has text errors) >:(

Thank you!  :) :) :) 
Now a version 2 too!  ;)


dsk
Title: Re: RotaTone competitor 2
Post by: dsk on May 04, 2019, 03:59:59 PM
Thank you now I got help to make 2 versions. This one is more UK English:
Thank you to Dave Moll for his kind help.

dsk
Title: Re: RotaTone competitor 2
Post by: dsk on May 04, 2019, 04:07:56 PM
Here is the more US style.
Thank you to Stuart Bauman for the help.


dsk
Title: Re: Rota Tone competitor
Post by: dsk on May 10, 2019, 02:00:47 PM
I hope this may be a better picture:


dsk
Title: Re: Rota Tone competitor
Post by: dsk on May 12, 2019, 10:50:06 AM
And today I got the original manual.  It is hard to locate any errors in what I have written, but this has some additional info. I would liked to have it in English, but so far this is it :o ;D 


As I understand this it describes how to connect to a Chinese version of an Antwerp telephone. (The dial is a clone)
The 2 wires are in series with the phone, just as the pulse contacts use to be. (I will still recommend to strap those wit a 2 uF capacitor)

The manual also describes some cleaning and checkups of the contact set in case of...  That is all I get out of it.  8)

dsk


Here with comments, I  do hope my English is slightly better than my Chinese :-)


Title: Re: Rota Tone competitor
Post by: dsk on May 30, 2019, 01:19:38 PM
I got in touch with the designer, and here is his English version:
dsk