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Old 5th Oct 2019, 9:14 pm   #4
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Default Re: 706 telephone conversion

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Originally Posted by Ken Taylor View Post
I have decided to sell off some of my collection of cherished instruments including some 700 series phones. I have modified them as per instructions found in this forum, but cannot get any to ring. I know the "bell" wire was disconnected at the master socket to improve ADSL performance some years ago so it's now just the two wires, so can anyone direct me to the correct links to make in the 706 and 746 types?
The easiest way is to plug them in for testing via a broadband microfilter. These usually contain a ringing capacitor to recreate the bell wire.
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