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Old 20th Jan 2022, 9:28 am   #23
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Default Re: On-board ship communications

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The Telegraph was an electrical device that worked on the principle of the "Powerotor
So that is why in all the films I see the handle is waggled to the extremes before the wanted position, to reset the system. Also makes the bell ring.