[VoIP] British PAX

[Lee Spenadel]

This does have 25 lines, I missed extension 20 when counting - it's in the
middle of the wiring block.

-----Original Message-----
From: voip-bounces at ckts.info [mailto:voip-bounces at ckts.info] On Behalf Of
Steph Kerman
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 8:45 PM
To: Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches
Cc: strowger at yahoogroups.com; singingwires at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [VoIP] British PAX

Actually, I think you have a GEC 25x4.  It has 25 lines.  I have one of 
those too.  Nicely made little thing.

Steph

Lee Spenadel wrote:
> 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.
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> I have posted pictures at my ftp site:  ftp://76.19.225.163/pub
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> 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. 
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> You can dial in to the switch via CNET at:
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> 349-8800 - switch dial tone (you won't be able to break dial tone)
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> 349-8830 - rings extension 30
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> Thanks in advance.
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