Quote:
Originally Posted by 40 Deluxe
---Sent from my Western Electric crank phone on the kitchen wall, using Crankatalk.app---
|
Say Pete, How often do you need to recharge the magnets in your kitchen wall mounted CrankaTalk electric communication device? ….
Far less often than having a dead battery in the new devices, I bet! Plus, if your hand cranked device was like ours in the '50's, you were on social media, known then as a party line. All the neighbor ladies were privy to all your conversations. See? The more things change, the more they stay the same![/QUOTE]
I only recharged the magnets once when I restored it. I have a rechargeable battery inside that replaces the original dry cells and a small home made charger mounted inside that I plug in about twice a year for a half hour. We only have one other party on the line but we get a LOT of local news there. Our ring is one long.