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I bought this 66 block off eBay today assuming it was for a 37 station intercom like the Melco KR-37. However, the last pair (H/INH) was throwing me a bit and after some Internet research I came across a Valcom product (V-136HRTF) which is a hands free, talk back intercom/paging system with speaker inhibit (INH, eh?). But even then, nothing really lines up. I guess I'll just have to wait until it arrives to see how the Amphenols on the side are wired. [img] https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4...9mTXLvchWcfp48Y2Sffem1g-W=w1200-h1600-no[/img] In the meantime, anyone seen/installed one of these before?
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As I recall, the INH leads were a closure for accessing a PA system (cutting off Background Music). I think most of the Melco/Teltone/whatever intercoms had that setup. I'll have to look.
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It depends upon the manufacturer. Some INH leads do what Sam describes, and some were used to force a 19-code unit to operate as a 9-code unit.
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INH (Inhibit) leads were exclusively used on Valcom intercom units to cut off the hands-free signaling feature. In lieu of a buzzer, a 45 ohm speaker was installed within the set. They even made replacement face plates for 2830 sets with the speaker built-in.
This feature required an A lead for the intercom button. A resistor was installed in series with it to a common INH terminal on the intercom unit. Since this was a single-path intercom unit, two or more off-hook conditions via A lead would signal the unit to break the hands-free talk path to the speaker. The resistors offered enough of a readable difference in resistance as opposed to a short to ground with a typical A-Lead closure. Without the resistors, any set off-hook would create a short to ground, resulting in the hands-free intercom signaling feature to be, well... Inhibited.
In essence, one set off-hook with resistance was acceptable, but two resistors in parallel resulted in a full A lead closure, cancelling the hands-free speaker connection.
Oh, and yes: The Valcom intercom units came with a package of these resistors.
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"INH (Inhibit) leads were exclusively used on Valcom intercom units..." Ed, I'm afraid I have to disagree. The Teltone units also used INH terminals, to inhibit a two-digit situation and force the unit to be a single-digit one. Click this and scroll down to the third document: https://www.telephonecollectors.inf...-19-t-19-c-19-key-system-intercoms-ocr-r
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Bad wording on my part, Arthur. I even thought about that as I made my original post. What I meant to imply was that the INH lead on only Valcom units was used to cancel an HFAI call.
Good catch, though. Besides, you should never apologize for disagreeing with me. I'd be happy to know half of what you forgot.
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Cool, thanks for that. Hands free intercom would be pretty cool to have. Did any of these intercom units ship with a 66-block like the one I linked to?
All of the installation docs I've seen (Valcom, Melco, Teltone) show a standard arrangement on the block which is different than what I have above.
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What you have there is a custom block designed for a particular system. The block connects to the Intercom via a 25 pair amphenoled cable. The exact layout of the block is predetermined by the wiring from the am phenol to the pins on the back of the block. If you plug that block into a different System then what it was designed for, then you may get some of the leads appearing in the "wrong" places.
Most of the Intercom units had ALMOST identical wiring layouts, but they all used a 25 pair cable. A T-10 and a KC-37 both used 25 pair cables but the layout was different. Sometimes it wouldn't matter and sometimes it mattered a lot.
You're going to have to test.
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The test consists of watching to see if the magic smoke is released when you power up. While I used to share the enthusiasm of wild 'n' crazy youths like Sam, now that I am an old fart, I prefer to do it more scientifically, and safely. It's more satisfying just to take a standard 66 block and create the wiring yo' sef.
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