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boombox · 28th Jul 2019, 8:05 pm

We have an old 746 type wallphone I got on eBay. To be honest it has not been a good buy as it was in poor cosmetic condition, the earpiece speaker has needed to be replaced, the rotary dial has had to be disassembled in order for the dial to return properly, however following faults remain

- Speech is sometimes* very faint for the other party (i.e. on the other end of the line to the wallphone)
- The ringing gongs are hesitant - it's quite a faltering ring.

I've seem the fault finding on BritishTelephones but these instructions are clearly written with someone a bit more familiar with these devices than I am. Are there any clearer instructions anywhere? I had a look on YouTube but there aren't really any clear videos for these phones and these problems.

Thanks all!

* I say sometimes because I'm sure sometimes it's a perfectly normal volume...

28th Jul 2019, 8:05 pm	#1
boombox Pentode Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 152	Wall phone - nothing but trouble, really! We have an old 746 type wallphone I got on eBay. To be honest it has not been a good buy as it was in poor cosmetic condition, the earpiece speaker has needed to be replaced, the rotary dial has had to be disassembled in order for the dial to return properly, however following faults remain - Speech is sometimes* very faint for the other party (i.e. on the other end of the line to the wallphone) - The ringing gongs are hesitant - it's quite a faltering ring. I've seem the fault finding on BritishTelephones but these instructions are clearly written with someone a bit more familiar with these devices than I am. Are there any clearer instructions anywhere? I had a look on YouTube but there aren't really any clear videos for these phones and these problems. Thanks all! * I say sometimes because I'm sure sometimes it's a perfectly normal volume...