followup on cell2tel Bluetooth RJ11 gateway

> I sent it back for repair/replacement. They decided it was not
> repairable and sent another. The new one does ring the phone (once)
> much as the old one did (at one time) but then it crashes just like
> the old one. I suspect that if I keep ringing the phone whatever
> failed completely on the old one will fail on the new one. I guess
> people don't even test with mechanical ringers anymore...
> Dan Lanciani
> ddl@danlan.*com

>Dan Lanciani wrote:

>> I sent it back for repair/replacement. They decided it was not
>> repairable and sent another. The new one does ring the phone (once)
>> much as the old one did (at one time) but then it crashes just like
>> the old one. I suspect that if I keep ringing the phone whatever
>> failed completely on the old one will fail on the new one. I guess
>> people don't even test with mechanical ringers anymore...
>> Dan Lanciani
>> ddl@danlan.*com

>You might be able to adjust the ringer to accept a lower ring voltage.
>Check out this link http://www.sandman.com/ringvoltbul.html and scroll down
>until you see "Adjusting an old 2500 set ringer to ring on lower
>voltages..." It all depends on if your ringer actually has the Bias spring
>adjustment. Cheap clone ringers usually don't have it.
>Mike Sandman's web site has quite a few devices available that can amplify
>the ring voltage if it is absolutely needed.

--<< Bruce >>--

> On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:00:38 -0500, "GlowingBlueMist"

>>Dan Lanciani wrote:

>>> I sent it back for repair/replacement. They decided it was not
>>> repairable and sent another. The new one does ring the phone (once)
>>> much as the old one did (at one time) but then it crashes just like
>>> the old one. I suspect that if I keep ringing the phone whatever
>>> failed completely on the old one will fail on the new one. I guess
>>> people don't even test with mechanical ringers anymore...
>>> Dan Lanciani
>>> ddl@danlan.*com

>>You might be able to adjust the ringer to accept a lower ring voltage.
>>Check out this link http://www.sandman.com/ringvoltbul.html and scroll
>>down
>>until you see "Adjusting an old 2500 set ringer to ring on lower
>>voltages..." It all depends on if your ringer actually has the Bias
>>spring
>>adjustment. Cheap clone ringers usually don't have it.
>>Mike Sandman's web site has quite a few devices available that can amplify
>>the ring voltage if it is absolutely needed.

> Like a 1A2 Shoebox KSU - it senses ring voltage and generates it's
> own locally to run the tel set and external ringers. The only limit
> is how many ringers the 130VAC 20Hz supply in the KSU can drive, and
> they do make BIG supplies for big premises.
> Anyone know the REN for the input on a Western Electric 400G card?

> --<< Bruce >>--

| > I sent it back for repair/replacement. They decided it was not
| > repairable and sent another. The new one does ring the phone (once)
| > much as the old one did (at one time) but then it crashes just like
| > the old one. I suspect that if I keep ringing the phone whatever
| > failed completely on the old one will fail on the new one. I guess
| > people don't even test with mechanical ringers anymore...
| >
| > Dan Lanciani
| > ddl@danlan.*com