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TonyDuell · 24th Sep 2018, 5:43 pm

That looks like a Telephone 746 or 8746, and since there are no connections to terminals T7 and T9, you do need an external ringing capacitor.

There are 2 things you could try :

1) Disconnect the blue wire of the line cord. Connect terminal T9 to T8 (leaving the existing wiring on T8 alone) and T7 to T6 (again leaving the existing wiring and jumpers alone).

2) Get a UK _Master_ telephone socket. Connecter terminals 2 and 5 inside the socket to your telephone line. Plug the UK telephone in (without changing any internal wiring).

24th Sep 2018, 5:43 pm	#6
TonyDuell Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Biggin Hill, London, UK. Posts: 5,208	Re: Old telephone won't ring That looks like a Telephone 746 or 8746, and since there are no connections to terminals T7 and T9, you do need an external ringing capacitor. There are 2 things you could try : 1) Disconnect the blue wire of the line cord. Connect terminal T9 to T8 (leaving the existing wiring on T8 alone) and T7 to T6 (again leaving the existing wiring and jumpers alone). 2) Get a UK _Master_ telephone socket. Connecter terminals 2 and 5 inside the socket to your telephone line. Plug the UK telephone in (without changing any internal wiring).