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22nd Apr 2019, 9:30 am | #1 |
Pentode
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Kirkwall, Orkney, UK.
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M323 Mk1 with wind-up ringer???
I have a set of 2 x M323-Mk1 telephones, with a terminal block and a wind-the-handle dynamo. (I say dynamo, but not really sure if thats what it is)
These have been used as a 2-station intercom system about 40 years ago and I would like to resurrect them as such. can anyone give any pointers as to how they should be configured for use like this? I presume that the dynamo is just to make the ringer happen and there should be a battery somewhere..... |
22nd Apr 2019, 12:30 pm | #2 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, UK.
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Re: M323 Mk1 with wind-up ringer???
Probably just two wires, they could be sound powered : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound-powered_telephone.
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16th May 2019, 8:23 am | #3 |
Tetrode
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, UK.
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Re: M323 Mk1 with wind-up ringer???
Bill,thanks for bringing the sound- powered phone to my attention. I never knew such a beast existed!
From the description on your link to Wikipedia, I was amazed to learn about the operation and application of these phones. I see the transmitter is a "rocking armature" type, so I guess it's like using a receiver inset 4T in reverse? I'm impressed with the distance achieved without power but I imagine one factor is how loudly you can bellow into it! |