[GreenKeys] OT!: telephone switching question

[Eugene Hertz]

Hello all again,

thanks to everyone who has given me pieces with which to solve this mystery! I will certainly contact telephonecollectors.org sounds just like the right place.  I didn't have my camera last night or I would have sent a picture of the unit. Here is the unit (got the camera this am)

http://www.hertzmail.com/nixie/IMG_2379.JPG
and
http://www.hertzmail.com/nixie/IMG_2378.JPG

As you can see, this unit does look a lot like a strowger, but indeed has only 3 wafers (3 sets of contacts) containing 10 positions each.  

thanks again all
Eugene


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Broadband account [mailto:s.hallas at ntlworld.com]
>Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 07:39 AM
>To: 'Eugene Hertz'
>Cc: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] OT!: telephone switching question
>
>Eugene Hertz wrote: 
>> Sorry for the off topic bandwidth. 
>> 
>> In my junk box, I found a *really* neat device. I believe it is from a phone switching system. The unit has 2 relays and a semi-circular set of 10 contacts with an arm that connects to an incrementing set of contacts with each dc pulse given to the relay. There is another relay for resetting the arm back to "home". Has 3 wires, one is common, one steps the relay and the third resets back to home. 
>> 
>What you have is some sort of uniselector, Eugene. Best people to speak 
>to are Telephone Collectors International, 
> 
>http://www.telephonecollectors.org/ 
> 
>Cheers, 
>Sam 
> 
>