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Posted by Adrian on December 13, 2007, 7:36 pm
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In my possession is a Trimline Telephone that I first rented from
South Central Bell in 1982. Subsequently I bought it. It is rapidly
becoming a piece of telecoms history.
However, the sound from the microphone is becoming increasing poor. It
sounds quiet and "splashy". What can I do about this? Is it a repair
I should attempt myself? Are spare microphones available?
Thanks
Adrian
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Posted by Scott Dorsey on December 13, 2007, 9:54 pm
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>In my possession is a Trimline Telephone that I first rented from
>South Central Bell in 1982. Subsequently I bought it. It is rapidly
>becoming a piece of telecoms history.
>
>However, the sound from the microphone is becoming increasing poor. It
>sounds quiet and "splashy". What can I do about this? Is it a repair
>I should attempt myself? Are spare microphones available?
It takes an ordinary transmitter which is still being made and still
used in some new phones. You can certainly buy them from Phoneco in Wisconsin
if you don't have any local telecom source.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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Posted by Steven Lichter on December 13, 2007, 9:55 pm
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> In my possession is a Trimline Telephone that I first rented from
> South Central Bell in 1982. Subsequently I bought it. It is rapidly
> becoming a piece of telecoms history.
>
> However, the sound from the microphone is becoming increasing poor. It
> sounds quiet and "splashy". What can I do about this? Is it a repair
> I should attempt myself? Are spare microphones available?
>
> Thanks
>
> Adrian
>
If it microphone is made of carbon it may have compacted over the years,
a couple of lite taps against something might help, if it is one of the
newer ones it could be dynamic then you would have to find a replacement.
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The Only Good Spammer is a Dead one!! Have you hunted one down today?
(c) 2007 I Kill Spammers, Inc. A Rot In Hell Co.
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Posted by DTC on December 13, 2007, 9:56 pm
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> In my possession is a Trimline Telephone that I first rented from
> South Central Bell in 1982. Subsequently I bought it. It is rapidly
> becoming a piece of telecoms history.
>
> However, the sound from the microphone is becoming increasing poor. It
> sounds quiet and "splashy". What can I do about this? Is it a repair
> I should attempt myself? Are spare microphones available?
It uses a standard carbon element mic that you can salvage from any
500/2500 desk phone.
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Posted by John L on December 13, 2007, 9:56 pm
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options > However, the sound from the microphone is becoming increasing poor. It
> sounds quiet and "splashy". What can I do about this? Is it a repair
> I should attempt myself? Are spare microphones available?
You probably just need a new transmitter. Mike Sandman has them for about
$4. To replace the transmitter, unscrew the mouthpiece cover, tap the
handset once or twice to free the transmitter if it doesn't fall out by
itself put in the new transmitter, and screw the cover back on.
Regards,
John Levine, johnl@iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://www.johnlevine.com, ex-Mayor
"More Wiener schnitzel, please", said Tom, revealingly.
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