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I know this is an ageing base unit now, but I bought one on eBay from a reputable seller who claimed it was working but had lost the mains adapter & t-splitter.
Referring to Keith Saunder's very helpful post on the archived forum, I made a suitable cable. http://archivedarchivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/t/9994.aspx
I'm confident I've wired the cable correctly and have got a DC supply with the correct specs. Unfortunatly, the light on the base station doesn't come on when powered.
I wonder if anyone can advise on the following points:
1) Is the base station light supposed to come on when the base station is powered up (even if the telephone line is disconnected)?
2) I measure exactly 0.5V accross the handset charging points. Is this normal or should it be higher?
Thanks a lot for your help!
George
I have the original mark 1 base/charger.
When the phone sits on the charger the LED is green, when the phone is lifted off the charger the LED is red.
I only use this base as a charger so it is not connected to the BT phone socket. I have a second base hidden behind a cabinet that is connected to the phone socket.
Opman
Thanks very much Opman. That suggests that my base station is broken.
I measured the power supply voltage at the input of the base station (between red and white wires on the pcb connector, and read just less than 1V. Considering the supply is around 7.5V I guess there is a damaged component causing a short circuit. Hopefully I'll be able to identify and replace the component (not holding out much hope though).
Thanks again,