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23rd Apr 2021, 5:45 pm | #1 |
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French Thomson Houston Candlestick wiring help
Hi I have the telephone pictured and need to know how to connect it up and if it needs a condenser added please
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24th Apr 2021, 12:13 pm | #2 |
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Re: French Thomson houston Candlestick wiring help
What a lovely instrument.
The transmitter must be back-to-back with the receiver, like a Trimphone. Have you seen this http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/f...?topic=16338.0 It's interesting you said "condenser", as the diagram symbol in "Reply #4" looks like a Leyden jar! It looks like it's just two wires to be connected to the line, there is no induction coil/ ASTIC so expect a high level of side-tone, assuming the transmitter works at all.
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Re: French Thomson houston Candlestick wiring help
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By the way, I have sometimes heard these referred to by the nickname "hangman" telephone - for obvious reasons.
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24th Apr 2021, 4:20 pm | #4 |
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Re: French Thomson Houston Candlestick wiring help
The transmitter is indeed behind the ear piece it's a nice wee thing it was £55 direct from France seemed cheap enough in physically good shape with the exception of the handset cord
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