Discrete Device to Isolate a Telephone

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There is no way to create an emoticon to describe this.

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Hello: this sounds like a bit more advanced version of what you are looking for, check out the Surfer's Preserver near the bottom of the article: http://www.techlib.com/electronics/telephone.html

I remember it shorted out all phone lines except the first one to pick up.

It did not matter which one picked up first.

I think each extension phone had to have this device across the line.

I believe some fax machines of that era had them built in to prevent interruption of fax when sending or receiving signal.

It was a single device,like a diode or VDR.

I saw it in an electronics magazine about 20+ years ago.

Still looking.........

"I remember it shorted out all phone lines except the first one to pick up.

It did not matter which one picked up first.

I think each extension phone had to have this device across the line."

That sounds like a 'selector circuit' that would be monitoring all the extensions, and the first one that 'breaks' the ringer circuit gets the line, the others are disconnected from the line until the one that has 'priority' releases the line by hanging up. The basics are simple, just a 'race circuit' like you find on the buzzers for game shows.

"I believe some fax machines of that era had them built in to prevent interruption of fax when sending or receiving signal."

What the fax machines did was to have the phone plugged into the 'extension jack' on the back of the fax, and the phone line plugged into the 'line' jack. The fax machine would constantly 'eavesdrop' on every call, and when it detected the 'fax start' tones, or when the operator pressed the 'start fax' button on the machine, it would disconnect the extension from the line and proceed with transmitting/receiving the fax, releasing the line back to the extension when it was through.

Basic 'home extensions' use the 'party line' system: each phone is connected in parallel to the phone line, to get the 'private line' setup, you need to have a 'hub' controller that chooses which extension will have the line. The Base Unit of modern multi-handset cordless phones acts as the 'hub' for the phones that transmit to it.

I do not see how what you describe is possible. Maybe with a commercial quality 4 wire system used with a central switch that each phone set is connected to, but with more than one POTS units connected in parallel, I doubt it.

..."While primitive lockout devices to prevent two subscribers from picking up the same line at the same time were proposed relatively early,^[20] multiple simultaneous calls did not become viable until the initial tests of transistorised pair gain devices in 1955.^[21][22] Any handset off-hook therefore tied up the line for everyone."...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_line_(telephony)

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v80wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-dwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7359,2053290&hl=en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlington_transistor

Found this....

http://www.lineshare.com/products/specifications/single_dual.html

Will this work????

All it takes to tap into that is a shoelace.

It worked,but the problem was reverb and feedback effects due to stretching of the string.

I got the best results using cans with both ends tack-soldered on,and tapping into the center with a stethoscope.

It was also single mode operation.

Also had trouble with cross talk when passing under clothes lines,and it was

necessary to transpose the string direction 90 degrees periodically to prevent

interference from the earth's magnetic field.

All of this was eliminated when I got my tin foil hat.

Reception is good,video is great too!

Thanks! And a GA for that.

Good find. You're much better than Google.

That appears to be exactly what the OP needs....

Thanks! Exactly what I was seeking.

A single Diac should do it.

The circuit I remember was as single component.

You deserve a GA!

Spades also gave a reference to the same device,but your link had much other info.

A GA to Spades as well.!

This is old tech,so I will have to see if it plays well with my DSL as well as my phones.

Oops! DUH! My bad! you are absolutely correct.

I do need the Triac for reasons you stated.

Thanks for the correction.

That also gives me an idea for bypassing a battery in series with other batteries, when it is fully charged,thus preventing over charging of ,say, golf cart batteries.

I realize the Triacs will have to handle much higher currents,but that is a matter of choosing the proper specs of the chosen components.

Thanks!