[Dave Moll]

I have recently acquired a "Genie" telephone (the 'phone that looks like Aladdin's lamp) with a rather odd fault, in that it rings on an incoming call, but fails to make a loop. Although the ringing stops when the handset is lifted, the calling telephone continues to receive ringing tone, and the ringing resumes if the handset is replaced.

Because it fails to make a loop, then handset is dead when lifted, whether or not there is an incoming call. The problem doesn't appear to be with the gravity switch, which has two pairs of contacts, both of which are closed on-hook and open off-hook.

Any thoughts on where to look next would be appreciated.