Comment on Question about analog voltmeters and antique telephones
JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net 5 weeks agoThat’s a really clever answer to the ringer light! I should definitely be able to piece something together from there.
It also hadn’t occurred to me to just tap the phone itself for the voltmeter (though it feels a little less authentic than doing the line between them, somehow). It’s very good to know about the voltage tolerance - I’ll see what I can find!
Thank you very much for your help, I really appreciate it!
despoticruin@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
It would be how the voltmeter would have been wired back then, you can damage the needle or it’s spring by pegging it for too long. Even then though, the only real issue I would forsee would just be the voltmeter spiking all the way to the right while it’s ringing, the chance of any real damage is pretty minimal. You can also check the datasheet on the meter, it should tell you what it can safely handle.