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Old 18th May 2021, 10:05 am   #6
Dave Moll
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Default Re: Dialling problems with 232 and bellset 26

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Originally Posted by russell_w_b View Post
Why do you need a connection between the bellset and terminal T3 on the telephone?
Do you mean T2 (green)? T3 is the A leg (white), without which the telephone will receive no signal. Isn't the T2 connection also needed for the speech circuit?

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Originally Posted by russell_w_b View Post
It looks like with your telephone connected, you are measuring round the loop of carbon mic > 35 Ohm ASTIC winding > down the connecting wire to your bell in the bellset then back up the connecting wire back to T3 on your telephone.
That's the conclusion I reached too.

By the way, what is the electrical difference between your diagram and how my setup is wired?
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