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cjmurphy111 · 7th Feb 2021, 10:41 pm

Thanks for all the replies. Suspecting it might be a dial problem, I carefully cleaned the mechanism without dis-assembling and very lightly oiled the gears and spring, avoiding the governor. There was no significant obvious dirt or grime.

After this the phone would still not dial out, but I seemed to be able to (mostly) dial a number without the dial tone breaking back in; however, each time the number was not recognised.

I then read the above and tried a race between the two phones - the Belgian dial returns quite a bit quicker than the 332, which I guess could be why the pulses it is generating and not correct? Why would the dial be going too fast?

Many thanks!

7th Feb 2021, 10:41 pm	#14
cjmurphy111 Diode Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, UK. Posts: 4	Re: Belgian Bell Telephone Fault Thanks for all the replies. Suspecting it might be a dial problem, I carefully cleaned the mechanism without dis-assembling and very lightly oiled the gears and spring, avoiding the governor. There was no significant obvious dirt or grime. After this the phone would still not dial out, but I seemed to be able to (mostly) dial a number without the dial tone breaking back in; however, each time the number was not recognised. I then read the above and tried a race between the two phones - the Belgian dial returns quite a bit quicker than the 332, which I guess could be why the pulses it is generating and not correct? Why would the dial be going too fast? Many thanks!