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10th May 2020, 8:52 am | #21 |
Nonode
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Re: Friedland Westminster Door Chime
My Godparents in Cardiff had a Friedland 603 Westminster too and I absolutely loved it as a kid. Not long before they moved they changed it for a bog standard ringing doorbell - not nearly as interesting.
I found this link to one... https://www.electrachime.net/compact...ctric-maestro/
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10th May 2020, 8:58 am | #22 | |
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Re: Friedland Westminster Door Chime
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10th May 2020, 6:45 pm | #23 |
Diode
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Grimsby, Ontario, Canada.
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Re: Friedland Westminster Door Chime
Thanks to all for your response. Yes, my initial hook-up was as rambo1152 suggested; 1&2 direct from transformer and 4 & 5 from the bell push. This was a trial with loose wiring, and I touched 5 with wire, got a couple of small sparks and then the chime run. It would not repeat until I reconnected loosely but when I hard wired nothing. I've been having problems with my multimeter so have ordered a new one which will arrive this Friday, so at this time I'm not sure if the transformer is working or the chime solenoid has been damaged, I have wait and see. The chime was very similar to that heard by David Moll with reference to "Let 'Em In", a full Westminster chime.
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10th May 2020, 10:21 pm | #24 | |
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Location: Isle of Wight, UK.
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13th May 2020, 7:04 pm | #25 |
Diode
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Grimsby, Ontario, Canada.
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Re: Friedland Westminster Door Chime
Many thanks to all who offered assistance in getting my Friedland Westminster Chime #603 working again. The problem was the transformer, once replaced the Chime worked as it has for the last 40 years. Again, many, many thanks to all
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14th May 2020, 1:35 am | #26 |
Dekatron
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Greater Manchester, UK.
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Re: Friedland Westminster Door Chime
Here's a thought, the tempo of your chime on 60Hz mains should be noticeably faster than the recording of "Let 'Em In". The album was called Wings at the Speed of Sound, which seems appropriate.
Of course that doesn't preclude any tape trickery at Abby Rd.
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