RE: Re: Husband Automation ?

["Alex Monaghan" <ha@xxxxxxx>]

Good idea, I had thought of that, however I tend not to answer the phone as
it's never for me :-)

I was thinking of something a bit more primitive, a few transistors, a few
push buttons and a speaker/mic and a chance to burn my fingers with a
soldering iron.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Lidstone <patrick@xxxxxxx>
> [mailto:patrick@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 March 2003 20:11
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Husband Automation ?
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Alex Monaghan" <ha@m...>
wrote:
> > SWMBO wishes to have an automation mechanism for me !
> >
> > What I'm looking at is a 4 way intercom system, (Kitchen, Office,
> Garage &
> > SWMBO's work room), the idea being that any station can call any
> other
> > station.
>
> Buy a PABX. They can be had second hand from the back of Exchange
&
> Mart, or new from the likes of Solwise. I imagine they also turn up
> from time to time on E-bay as well. If you do buy second hand, make
> sure you have you are able to source configuration and installation
> instructions - it isn't always obvious; also avoid systems which
> require a keyphone/feature phone (BT Ambassador, IIRC, is the most
> common system which falls into this trap/category).
>
> If you only have one phone line to your house, you can get away with
> a 1+4 (1 exch, 4 extensions) configuration. Multiple phones can be
> run off one extension, but they will all ring when that extension is
> dialled. 2+8 is also a common configuration, 2 exchange lines and 8
> extensions. These can invariably also be configured to operate in a
> 1+8 configuration if required.
>
> Patrick
>
>
>
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