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#646183 03/27/24 10:47 PM
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Hello all! I recently acquired a Pacific Bell payphone from a friend for $20, and admittedly I know nothing about these devices. This particular unit was covered in mud and who knows what else! I have since cleaned the entire phone from top to bottom. Unfortunately, the circuit board inside was corroded and the battery was rusted. I purchased a replacement PCB, that seemed to have the same model numbers on it, from eBay and installed it. However at this point, I am not sure what I need to do to be able to use this as a home phone. I don't care if it accepts money or not, I would just it to be able to send/receive calls. Does anyone have any advice on how I can accomplish this with the current hardware? I figured that worst case, I could install a home touch tone phone inside and wire it up. I have added a link below that has photos of my phone. Thank you!




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Try moving the green wire from the line cord from the 'G' terminal to the 'T' terminal - those are 'R' for 'Ring", the Red wire, 'T' for 'Tip', the Green wire, and 'G' for 'Ground'.

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Thank you for the suggestion. I was finally able to give that a try this evening. Unfortunately, I still get nothing from the handset. Is there a way to test the hand piece and the buttons? I'm assuming something using a multimeter with continuity tester? If I can troubleshoot my way through, hopefully I can find a way to get it working again.


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