The buttons make the ringing machine work with phones plugged in, however no ringer, dial tones or audio. Next step is to get the phones and speaker up and running.
Please take care of each other.
Month: November 2023
Tele-trainer Update #1
Over the weekend the new transformer was installed (left) and we open up the old one to see how bad it burned. The unit powered up but the ringer and tone circuits do not work. I will need to test the unit with the phones plugged in because I think that it will not operate without a complete looped circuit. Stay tuned.
Ohh and please take care of each other.
On the topic of leather restoration…
In my experiences repairing vintage test and telecom equipment I’ve into issues with dried out leather/rubber items, mainly belts, idlers, handles and straps. A really simple and inexpensive way to restore most all of these leathers involves cleaning with saddle soap to remove any surface dirt/oils and a few applications of conditioner to restore the moisture.
I have been really surprised at how much this works..
Here is what I used:
Please take care of each other.