[VoIP] British PAX - Some links to check

[Brent Jones]

There will be others along with more info but it looks to be in the family 
like the link below.

http://www.britishtelephones.com/gec/pax25.htm

But you could also look through this group of links on GEC PABX.

http://www.britishtelephones.com/menusgec.htm

Hope this tides you over to more knowledgeable people come along.

Brent

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lee Spenadel" <lee at spenadel.com>
To: <singingwires at yahoogroups.com>; <strowger at yahoogroups.com>; "'Voice Over 
IP Tandem for Analog Switches'" <voip at ckts.info>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 12:12 PM
Subject: [VoIP] British PAX


> I've recently come to possess a GEC PAX from the UK.  It's a 24 station, 4
> talk path unit of 60's (I believe) vintage with "Strowger" like Line 
> Finders
> and Final Line Finders.  It supports extension 20 - 45.  It runs off a 30
> volt DC power supply.
>
>
>
> I have posted pictures at my ftp site:  ftp://76.19.225.163/pub
>
>
>
> I know absolutely nothing about it.  I would like to identify it and learn
> what the options are.  It looks like a 2-digit dialing plan, however, when 
> I
> dial extensions that theoretically don't exist, I still get ring tone in 
> my
> ear.  There's no reorder signal that I'm aware of.  I can get ring tone 
> when
> I even dial "0", which I find odd for a British PAX.  The line finders 
> each
> have a "slug" (for lack of a better term) that sits on the top most 
> contacts
> of each line finder.  If I remove each slug, I get no dial tone, so I'm 
> left
> to believe that removing the slug removed that link from service.  I can't
> seem to get two links up simultaneously with two phones off-hook
> consistently.  When I have the slugs in line finders 1,2,&3 as well as in
> the final line finders, I can get two talk paths running, but each line
> finder then tries to find the off-hook station.  Seems like over kill for
> such a small system.  Again, I'm not really sure what the proper operation
> of this unit is.  So if anyone can help, I'd appreciate it.
>
>
>
> You can dial in to the switch via CNET at:
>
>
>
> 349-8800 - switch dial tone (you won't be able to break dial tone)
>
> 349-8830 - rings extension 30
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> Lee