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  2. Telephone magneto - Wikipedia

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    A telephone magneto is a hand-cranked electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce alternating current from a rotating armature. In early telegraphy , magnetos were used to power instruments, while in telephony they were used to generate electrical current to drive electromechanical ringers in telephone sets and activate signals ...

  3. Magneto - Wikipedia

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    Swedish telephone (ca. 1896) with the hand crank of the magneto on the right side. Manual telephones for local battery station service in magneto exchanges were equipped with a hand-cranked magneto generator to produce an alternating voltage to alert the central office operator, or to ring the bells of other telephones on the same (party) line.

  4. E and M signaling - Wikipedia

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    E and M signaling is a type of supervisory line signaling that uses DC signals on separate leads, called the "E" lead and "M" lead, traditionally used in the telecommunications industry between telephone switches. Various mnemonic names have been used to memorize these letters, such as Earth and Magneto or Ear and Mouth, the most common variation.

  5. Ringdown - Wikipedia

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    Hotline telephone without dial. In an application not involving a telephone operator, a two-point automatic ringdown circuit, or ringdown, has a telephone at each end. When the telephone at one end goes off-hook, the phone at the other end instantly rings. No dialing is involved and therefore telephone sets without dials are sometimes used.

  6. Western Electric hand telephone sets - Wikipedia

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    The most common variety, was the B1A hand telephone set, which was used for local battery telephones with a wooden subscriber set and magneto box, and for common battery lines with a steel-enclosure subscriber set (No. 534A). In 1930, the designation was superseded by 102 type hand telephone set.

  7. Sound-powered telephone - Wikipedia

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    A sound-powered telephone is a communication device that allows users to talk to each other with the use of a handset, similar to a conventional telephone, but without the use of external power. This technology has been used since at least 1944 [ 1 ] for both routine and emergency communication on ships to allow communication between key ...

  8. Rogue and Magneto’s 'X-Men '97' Relationship, Explained - AOL

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    That said, Magneto and Rogue's relationship does have comic book origins. There are multiple instances where the two get together, as both Rogue and Magneto have both at one point or another been ...

  9. Ringer box - Wikipedia

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    Western Electric hand telephone set of c. 1930 with its ringer box or subscriber set in the background.. A ringer box is a telephone signaling device, similar to a bell box.It usually contains an electromechanical gong and was used with most early desk stand telephones, such as candlestick telephones and the Western Electric type Western Electric hand telephone sets, which were too small to ...