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You could put a push button at the gate to buzz all phones. I'm sure if you can do what you're asking Ed or MacGyver will know. You could also put a button on the side of the phone to open the gate. (I know I'm stuck on this button thing)
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OK so my buttons aren't the answer. I would think if you can't do an all call provide by the system you could build it with diodes.
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Diodes Good R-R-R. Build lots of fun things with diodes.
As for the 1984 Version of Merlin V. 1a2, I'd say you did the right thing :banana:
Hey Ed! As for the rotary dials slowing them down, how about just putting the blank circle plates in place of the dial. I remember seeing one of those at a chicken joint back when I was about 5 years old. Even then I was trying to figure out the technical part behind it :>)
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You have to strap out the dial correctly or you can't talk on it. Believe it or not the old phones the voice path when through the dial, on TT and DP. I remember having a card that gave wiring directions on removing the dial, or just disabling it.
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Hehe - *I* remember a "lock" you could buy that fit in the "0" hole in the rotary dial, to keep people from dialing a number.
(laughing at the thought)
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A lock? Dang. I sort of remember seeing one of those. Had no idea disabling the dial was so much trouble.
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Why not just jump across the pulse contacts? You could keep the dial, and no one can call out. That is, unless they are really good with the switchhook!
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True, with a rotary dial phones, you could simply place a short across the two pulse leads (blue and green, or blue and blue) to disable the dialing capability.
With touch tone phones, we would either get ones that do not have a polarity guard in the dial, or disable it. Once that was done, we would then intentionally reverse the tip and ring of the lines we didn't want them to dial out on. The polarity could then be left correct on the lines or intercom where dialing was desired.
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I did this on a single line set (princess phone)that a friend of mine had put in their daughters bedroom. (grin) No more outgoing phone calls from her room. Worked great.
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Princess phone with a rotary dial. 578th how old are you? :>)
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