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richrussell · 14th Jun 2012, 9:31 pm

Yes - I will probably start a new thread on that subject. Whilst there is nice loud, audible sound, it's very distorted and sometimes goes quiet.

The first thing to do I think is to go over all the contacts and ends of wire and clean them up to ensure it's not just a poor connection or broken wire. But one phone works better when the microphone is vertical compared to horizontal, which makes me think it's not quite right.

But given these two haven't been in proper use for around 80 years, I'm quite happy so far.

14th Jun 2012, 9:31 pm	#20
richrussell Heptode Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Selby, North Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 979	Re: 1920s Direct line telephone/intercom Yes - I will probably start a new thread on that subject. Whilst there is nice loud, audible sound, it's very distorted and sometimes goes quiet. The first thing to do I think is to go over all the contacts and ends of wire and clean them up to ensure it's not just a poor connection or broken wire. But one phone works better when the microphone is vertical compared to horizontal, which makes me think it's not quite right. But given these two haven't been in proper use for around 80 years, I'm quite happy so far.