Sunday, August 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I just finished installing the third doorbell button and the fourth antique phone. The doorbell button works great, but the fourth phone does not ring. We got that one from our neighbour. At some point, it was gutted and a big square hole was cut in its back. The owner hid a normal phone inside. The AC voltage reaches the phone, but the bells do not ring. It seams that they have been damaged when the phone was gutted. A test shows no continuity on the coils. Fortunately, we have a ring box with a stuck magneto and a missing phone. We thought of using the bells and coils from that box and putting it in the fourth antique phone. (Use it as a donor). I finally have a clean desk. I did not want to put away my tools as I needed them to finish the job. Back in the toolbox they go.