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10 Line Cordless Magneto Switchboard

Started by DavePEI, July 15, 2014, 02:30:49 PM

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DavePEI

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Here is the latest photo of the board after re-gluing and refinishing. Still a coat or two of paste wax to go, but it gives an idea of what it looks like now... I have gone for the original look rather than trying to lighten it up. 211 mounted on left hand side.

Dave
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DavePEI

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Quote from: DavePEI on July 23, 2014, 01:53:32 PM
Here is the latest photo of the board after re-gluing and refinishing. Still a coat or two of paste wax to go, but it gives an idea of what it looks like now... I have gone for the original look rather than trying to lighten it up. 211 mounted on left hand side.
Finally, 3:00 P.M. Jul 24th, the switchboard is done and tested. I used a pair of 3.5 Vdc cellphone switching supplies in place of the battery. I haven't checked every function of course, but everything that matters seems to work.

What a nasty job re-soldering those drop wires - there's so little to solder to and with my poor eyes it took quite a while. But another project completed, and on to others! It is a nice little rare board, and required quite a bit of work to the case, at least, as well as the wires broken off the drops. I have moved it to the museum room it is going to be displayed in.

Dave
The Telephone Museum of Prince Edward Island:
http://www.islandregister.com/phones/museum.html
Free Admission - Call (902) 651-2762 to arrange a visit!
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unbeldi


So, exactly what is working? Are you going to wire some magneto telephones to it permanently?
Do the drops work when you crank a phone? How about those talk circuit drops?
Does the buzzer work?
:-)

DavePEI

Quote from: unbeldi on July 24, 2014, 06:50:28 PM

So, exactly what is working? Are you going to wire some magneto telephones to it permanently?
Do the drops work when you crank a phone? How about those talk circuit drops?
Does the buzzer work?
:-)
All of the above work, but with only one phone wired into it in the workshop. So that's why I can't yet say it is performing flawlessly, until I get it loaded down with phones.

I will eventually connect all the magneto phones in the demo room to it, but no rush for that - too many other projects in line. At least it is now ready and I can get on with more of the stuff I have received lately!

Dave
The Telephone Museum of Prince Edward Island:
http://www.islandregister.com/phones/museum.html
Free Admission - Call (902) 651-2762 to arrange a visit!
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unbeldi


DavePEI

Here is a PDF file containing the Dwg for the C-190 Cordless Switchboard as received from Keith Hlavacs this morning. He has exactly the same board as I have...
The Telephone Museum of Prince Edward Island:
http://www.islandregister.com/phones/museum.html
Free Admission - Call (902) 651-2762 to arrange a visit!
C*NET 1-651-0001