My First Craigs List Buys

[JorgeAmely]

D/P:

I think they are rated for 10,000 hours of service (conducting current). I think the ringer will fall apart if it rang for that much time (416 days).

[Dan/Panther]

Jorge;
I sent someone a 426A awhile back, and it turned out to be bad, did I send it to you ? I don't recall. It was someone close by I think.
D/P

[JorgeAmely]

D/P:

You didn't send it to me.

[Jester]

Jorge,

Thanks for the connection info.  Did you find this on a schematic or work it out mentally?

[Dan/Panther]

I think Jorge worked it out himself, he's kinda mental.
D/P

[JorgeAmely]

Jorge,

Thanks for the connection info.  Did you find this on a schematic or work it out mentally?

Mentally.
Schematically (sometime tonight) if you tell me it didn't work for you.  

PS: Actually, I learned how the tube works a few years ago, when coincidentally, got a 501 phone from Texas.

http://picasaweb.google.com/Amelyenator/WesternElectric501PhoneWithA426ATube#

[Jester]

Here is the second find from this trip-- a Rose Pink 500 dated 12/57.  This was what I was interested in as I headed to San Antonio.  Because of when I was veiwing the picture & how blurry it was, I had it in my head that I was looking at a pink 5302!  Needless to say, I was disappointed when I saw it--especially the condition it was in!  Still, I figured I'd regret not going home with it, so I snapped it up.  This one & the 501 T were $45.00 each.

[Jester]

The last of my finds is this 554 "frankenphone".  My interest in this was the 228A modular mounting plate & the base, dated 8/57.  Total cost was $10.00, making my total purchase $100.00 for three phones.  I could have easily paid that for the 501T or the pink 500 on fleaBAY, PLUS shipping!

[JorgeAmely]

The pink one looks nice (except for the slightly faded cord). What don't you like about it?

[Jester]

Both the handset cord & the mounting cord have been cut.  I'm sure I can resolve these problems, but I would have rather had them whole. 
Also, someone pried the U1 capsule out of the receiver by the vent holes.   This left the metal bent outward, which ate a ring onto the inside of the cap.

[JorgeAmely]

Jester:

I see the cut now. Soldering plus shrink sleeving will take care of that. I think D/P developed a process to restore the pink color to these cords.

The scratches inside the cap can be softened with a Q tip dipped in acetone.