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dagskarlsen · 30th Sep 2020, 5:58 pm

Ireland use a different socket than UK, and on newer installations the master socket is just skipped and only the 2 center wires are used.
The first socket in the house should be the master socket and that should have a capacitor if you not have one of the few latest installations. If your phone rings, and you may answer calls to you, you have wired it right. (we'll look at that since yours do not ring.)

I'm not sure about Ireland, but many other countries has telephone lines that not will accept rotary dial anymore. That may cause your call out problem. That may be solved by getting something converting pulses to tones. Since that is rather expensive it may be a good idea to test another known working rotary phone.

30th Sep 2020, 5:58 pm	#4
dagskarlsen Heptode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hakadal, Norway Posts: 643	Re: Irish P&T 332 - need help to connect in Ireland Ireland use a different socket than UK, and on newer installations the master socket is just skipped and only the 2 center wires are used. The first socket in the house should be the master socket and that should have a capacitor if you not have one of the few latest installations. If your phone rings, and you may answer calls to you, you have wired it right. (we'll look at that since yours do not ring.) I'm not sure about Ireland, but many other countries has telephone lines that not will accept rotary dial anymore. That may cause your call out problem. That may be solved by getting something converting pulses to tones. Since that is rather expensive it may be a good idea to test another known working rotary phone.