Quothe Fred Cisin (XenoSoft), from writings of Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 07:54:40AM -0800:
> Then turn the large rotary dial the appropriate number of times. When you
> hear the "carrier tone", place the handset into the cups of the acoustic
> coupler.
This reminds me, these acoustic couplers may need some periodic
maintenance, such as putting some talcum powder on the rubber pieces
that hold the telephone handset. Some time ago I read about this
being a good way to preserve the rubber weatherstripping around car
windows (e.g., the 1970s Fords that didn't have frames around the
windows), now, I wish that I'd done that years ago. However, I was
thinking that it would just wash off when it rained and didn't do it,
and replacement weather seals now appear impossible to find. Now
then, I suspect that the replacement parts for these acoustic couplers
would be even more difficult to locate.
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