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Am I the only one that is bothered that the finger stop (or whatever it is called) moves?
In a "real" rotary dial there's a governor which controls the speed of the return, thus setting the impulse rate so that the step-by-step switches in the exchange can follow.
Every phone tech back in the day would take considerable care to set the governor speed, and would instantly recognise when it was wrong.
Am I the only one that is bothered that the finger stop (or whatever it is called) moves?
Yeah that surprised me too. Is it there so that when the finger stop moves, it registers the number? I've only had a few rotary phones in my life, but I've never seen one where that doohickey (which I believe is the technical term) moves.
Am I the only one that is bothered that the finger stop (or whatever it is called) moves?
The thing which hit me was the (fast) speed at which the dial returns. In a "real" rotary dial there's a governor which controls the speed of the return, thus setting the impulse rate so that the step-by-step switches in the exchange can follow. Every phone tech back in the day would take considerable care to set the governor speed, and would instantly recognise when it was wrong.
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Yeah $390 + shipping + 25% VAT is a lot for this. It can't be more than $50 in parts. But I guess this is the problem when you turn a hobby project into a niche business. You suddenly have to amortize the development costs over a small number of sales. Otherwise there's no point making it your sole means of income. And from the initial 3D printed model to a custom made production run takes many times the amount of ti…
Also to add to that parts are usually only part of a project. Labor is usually a decent amount of the cost. Plus some profit (usually 2x whatever your parts cost are is a good rule of thumb, until it isnt). You also have to value your own time at this. You will sell at cost if you value your time as 0 or being nice to someone. A 3d print of something is also not something you can necessarily just take to someone and…
Of course, but I didn't include this here because it's sold in kit form :)
But I'm not questioning the price. Just lamenting that the price puts it out of my reach.
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I still have a rotary landline (well, VOIP, using a Grandstream ATA). It is fun! But I hate people with a lot of 8's, 9's, and 0's in their numbers. They take forever to dial :)
>It is fun! But I hate people with a lot of 8's, 9's, and 0's in their numbers. They take forever to dial :) That's when you cheat and just input the pulses with the switch hook by pressing them quickly. 8 times in rapid succession for 8, 9 for 9, 10 for 0.
This is why I am on the internet.
Not a constructive comment... but this project made me smile during the whole video. This is awesome! Great hacker in my book.