[Asterisk-Users] Q: Does anyone have a WE multi-line card dialer phone working with *?

[George Cohn]

asterisk at draughon.org wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> 	I recently obtained a Western Electric multi-line phone and am
> seeking help with getting this beast working with *.
> 
>

Egads!  That's a 1A2 key phone.  Hadn't seen one of those in over 20 
years!  ;-)  I used to install those way back in the early '80's.

Needs a mechanical KSU to support the lights and hold function, either a 
601 KSU (6 line) or a 512 KSU (13 line).  Your best bet is to dump them 
to a collector and either go with a standard single line analog or a 
decent IP phone.

Just FYI, they uses 3 pairs.  Tip and Ring for voice, A + A1 for 
"A-lead" control (hold function) and LG-L for lamp.  Also used a pair 
for a buzzer or bell.  Real museum piece as far as I'm concerned.

Just got rid of the last 3 of them in a huge Nortel system about 6 
months back.  2564 was the desk set and can't even remember the part 
number of the wall set.

George Cohn