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    frankf772000 Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 13, 2012, 05:56 PM
    Hook up a vintage phone
    Im trying to hook up a vintage phone the wite to the phone only has a red,yellow,and green connect.The wires from the wall have a red,yellow,green and black. I hooked up the colors to match except the black. The phone can dial and receive but there is no ring what should I do
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    Feb 13, 2012, 06:04 PM
    I am connecting a 1950s vintage phone the wire only holds 3 internal colors red green and yellow. The wall jack has red green yellow and black. I hooked up the colors except black. The phone works but the ringer doesn't. What am I doing wrong
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    Feb 13, 2012, 06:38 PM
    Modern House phones use 1 pair. Pay phones used 3 conductors for ground start.

    Frank, you should have posted elsewhere, this may help:

    http://www.porticus.org/bell/pdf/502-521-410.pdf

    And this page:

    http://www.porticus.org/bell/telephones-wiring.html

    Not sure if you need a transformer with those, I got into phones just after these were around.
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