Ericofon - North Electric Ohio version - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

jonboysez · 16th Oct 2012, 1:03 am

Hi anyone had success at wiring this version of Ericofon to work in the UK? I am using the original US line cord (cut off the original plug and attached BT plug - from clip end -Yellow, Green, Red, Black). Inside the phone I attached black wire to terminal A, yellow wire to terminal B, and jumper between terminals A and C. I taped the green and red wires. I am getting a dial tone but when I press the plunger in, the dial tone just lowers in volume and doesnt go "on hook". I tried removing the jumper between A and C, and this did make phone go "on hook" when plunger pressed in, but cant get it to ring when phoning it and couldn't dial out (still get dial tone when dialing). The phone was originally wired - red to A, green to B, and yellow to C. This phone has a long circuit board attached that goes right up inside the phone towards the earphone - this is the ringer I believe?

Dave Moll · 16th Oct 2012, 10:08 am

Have a look at http://www.ericofon.com/work/wire.htm to see whether you can pick up any clues. It certainly helped with my Ericofons, not that I have the one with electronic ringer that you appear to be describing.

jonboysez · 16th Oct 2012, 12:25 pm

Yes, that's where I looked to rewire it. I picked this phone up along with another old PTT variant (Standard Bell Manufacture) phone - looks like someone was offloading their scrappers as I can't get either to work!

16th Oct 2012, 1:03 am	#1
jonboysez Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 23	Ericofon - North Electric Ohio version Hi anyone had success at wiring this version of Ericofon to work in the UK? I am using the original US line cord (cut off the original plug and attached BT plug - from clip end -Yellow, Green, Red, Black). Inside the phone I attached black wire to terminal A, yellow wire to terminal B, and jumper between terminals A and C. I taped the green and red wires. I am getting a dial tone but when I press the plunger in, the dial tone just lowers in volume and doesnt go "on hook". I tried removing the jumper between A and C, and this did make phone go "on hook" when plunger pressed in, but cant get it to ring when phoning it and couldn't dial out (still get dial tone when dialing). The phone was originally wired - red to A, green to B, and yellow to C. This phone has a long circuit board attached that goes right up inside the phone towards the earphone - this is the ringer I believe?

16th Oct 2012, 10:08 am	#2
Dave Moll Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Cumbria (CA13), UK Posts: 6,127	Re: Ericofon - North Electric Ohio version Have a look at http://www.ericofon.com/work/wire.htm to see whether you can pick up any clues. It certainly helped with my Ericofons, not that I have the one with electronic ringer that you appear to be describing. __________________ Mending is better than Ending (cf Brave New World by Aldous Huxley)

16th Oct 2012, 12:25 pm	#3
jonboysez Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 23	Re: Ericofon - North Electric Ohio version Yes, that's where I looked to rewire it. I picked this phone up along with another old PTT variant (Standard Bell Manufacture) phone - looks like someone was offloading their scrappers as I can't get either to work!