In-Line Handset Amplifier
If we can't make an
Amplified Handset for your phone, our
In-Line Handset Amplifier
uses the same circuit we put in our Amplified Handsets, and works
on any phone with a dial in the base (won't work on Trimline type
phones), and any brand other than RCA and GE (which don't conform to any
standards).
Just slide the volume
control up and down to change the volume...
In-Line
Handset Amplifier
Includes 9V Battery that
lasts around a year
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Part
Number: XMT9A
$27.95
With AC Power Cube
(doesn't need a battery, but you need an outlet near the desk)
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Part
Number: XMT9C
$35.95
It takes under a minute to plug into
just about any phone...
Just unplug the handset
cord, plug the In-Line Amplifier back into that jack, and plug
the handset cord into the other side of the In-Line Amplifier.
Move the convenient slide volume control to adjust the volume (it raises
the volume by 18db).
NOTE:
This Amplifier works. Others we
found don't. Callers constantly tell us that they've tried
amplifiers from electronics or drug stores, but they sound terrible or
don't work at all.
This device works on
business and VoIP type phones, but not on dial-in-the-handset
(Trimiline) type phones, not on cordless or cellular phones, and not RCA
and GE brand phones.
If you're looking for an amplified
handset for someone who wears a hearing aid,
CLICK HERE to read our Hearing Aid
Compatibility Technical Bulletin.
Sometimes they need to
operate an automatic T/M (Telecoil / Microphone) switch, as well as have
amplification which will also increase the magnetic output of the
handset. Some of the receivers in modern handsets don't have enough
magnetic output to activate the reed relay in the hearing aid, which
automatically turns-on the telephone pickup in the hearing aid (instead
of having to throw a T/M switch manually).
In-Line Handset
Amplifier with Equalizer (Tone Control)
For someone with a
severe hearing loss, use our
In-Line Handset Amplifier with Equalizer
(Tone Control):
In-Line
Handset Amplifier with Equalizer (Tone Control)
Includes AC Power Cube
(you need an outlet near the desk)
Comes with sandman.com 30 Day Moneyback Guarantee
Part
Number: PAP1B
$152.95
This has a lot of
amplification, and there are six sliders to adjust the sound of
the caller in your ear. If you have a hard time hearing certain
frequencies, or a call sounds too tinny, you can boost or reduce the low
or high frequencies as needed.
This device works on
business and VoIP type phones, but not on dial-in-the-handset
(Trimiline) type phones, not on cordless or cellular phones, and not RCA
and GE brand phones.
In-Line Handset
Microphone (Transmitter) Amplifier
For someone with who has
trouble being heard from throat surgery or a quiet voice,
use our
In-Line Handset Microphone
Amplifier:
In-Line Handset
Mic Amplifier
Includes AC Power Cube
(you need an outlet near the desk)
Comes with sandman.com 30 Day Moneyback Guarantee
Part
Number: PAP1C
$103.95
Only works on handsets
with
Carbon or Electret transmitters
This amplifies the
microphone a lot! Slide volume control adjusts the
transmit level (not the receive level).
This device works on
business and VoIP type phones, but not on dial-in-the-handset (Trimiline)
type phones, not on cordless or cellular phones, and not RCA and GE
brand phones.
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Noise
Cancelling Handsets
are used in areas
with lots of background noise like factories
or restaurants, or in areas where when you
page from a phone you hear feedback -
because that phone is near a paging horn or speaker.
The Noise Cancelling Transmitter
is a very unique and sophisticated device. That type of
microphone has openings in both the front (like all mics),
as well as the back.
Since
ambient noise enters the mic from both the
front and rear, the same pressure is on both the front
and rear of the diaphragm. Because the ambient noise
doesn't make the diaphragm vibrate, the ambient noise
isn't heard.
Since speech
is entering from just the front of the
mic, the diaphragm vibrates from just the
speech... Cancelling out the noise.
With a noise
cancelling handset (or headset), you must speak
directly into the mic - you can't hold it under
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A lot of people think
you need an
amplified handset in a noisy area.
NOT TRUE!
If you turn up the volume on
an amplified handset in a noisy area, you bring up the voice on the
other end of the call, but you also bring up the background noise -
which makes it just as hard to hear when the volume is turned up.
When you add a noise cancelling
transmitter to an amplified handset, you're reducing background
noise and increasing the volume of the person on the other end - so
you'll be able to hear just fine.
Most modern phones have a
handset volume control built-in to the phone. Sometimes they're not very
loud, but in some cases by using a noise cancelling handset
without an amplifier built-in, you can hear just fine. One
benefit of an amplified handset with a volume control wheel is that it's
easier for the user to adjust, without having to look down at the phone.
In some cases, every time you hang-up the phone the volume returns to
normal, which makes an amplified handset with the volume control wheel
more than a luxury.
All of our noise cancelling
handsets have a small port (hole), which brings the ambient noise
to the rear of the microphone. If you block the port, the handset will
no longer be noise cancelling, and will work just like a regular
handset. We place the port in our handsets in a place where it would be
very difficult to cover it with your hand.
Most of the noise
cancelling
handsets we make include a small volume control for the microphone
that can be adjusted by a technician with a very small screwdriver. This
lets the technician lower or raise the volume of the microphone
depending on the particular phone, the user's voice, and the background
noise. It's also been used to lower the volume so a "coach" sitting next
to the employee can't be heard by the prospect on the phone.
This same pot (volume
control) for the transmitter can be added to any of the noise cancelling
handsets we make, to suit the customer's needs.
It's a Different
World!
There are a lot of really
strange shaped handsets out there. Some of them don't sound great,
or they don't feel great in the hand. But most of them look pretty cool.
In many cases the ear and mouth part are essentially the same size and
shape as the K-Style handset, which Bell Labs spent a ton of time
and money coming up with (which is based on the original G-Style
handset). In some cases the entire shape is very strange, and there was
no engineering involved - just a "designer" (who would never have to use
the phone himself anyway).
Because the human ear and
mouth haven't changed recently, it makes sense for modern telephone
manufacturers to keep the K-Style size, angle and placement of the parts
that go up against your head. The size and shape of the concave
(indented) part of the receiver on the handset is critical to the sound
of the handset, as is the acoustic seal of both the transmitter and
receiver inside the handset.
If you don't like the
handset for a particular phone, we can check our Handset Lookup
Program, which might tell us if there's an equivalent handset that
will look a little different, work well, and hang-up properly on the
phone.
Many "modern" handsets are
so small, thin, or have such an odd shape that we can't get an amplifier
board in them, or put a noise cancelling transmitter in them. If you
just need an amplified handset our In-Line
Handset Amplifier should work fine (it has the same amplifier
circuit in it that we put in our handsets). If it's a noisy area, you
really need a noise cancelling handset. There are no external devices
that will do that (except a headset with a noise
cancelling transmitter). In some cases, you can put in an older model
phone that we can make a noise cancelling handset for.
Sorry, but we can't list the
cost of each of the 1500+
makes, models and combinations of handsets we can make here on our web
site. Call us so we can look up the handset and put the individual
combination of parts on the order (which tells us your cost).
Because there are so many
types of handsets, we only build and test the most popular variations in
advance. To make your handset, we pick each of the items listed on your
order, and assemble them for that particular type of handset right after
you call. Nobody could afford to stock all of these different
types of handsets in every configuration... But we're experts at this
since we've been building handsets to order since 1993.
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PTT or Mute Bar |
We
make
many
variations of our handsets
to suit your needs... |
Amplified |
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Amplified
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PTT or PTM
Button
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Amp & Noise
Cancelling |
We
can combine these different styles
in many handsets... |
Noise Cancelling with Mic Volume
Control |
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Noise
Cancelling
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Noise
Cancelling
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Momentary
or 2 Position
Rocker Switch |
Locking Weather/Dust
Resistant Button (IP67)
for PTT/PTM/PTOperate, or Volume
Up/Down |
Momentary Weather/Dust
Resistant Button (IP67) |
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We can often
put two
Buttons / Rockers on a Handset, one behind
the receiver and another inside where your fingers go... |
Most
Amplified Handsets can be made with
a
Momentary or
Locking 2 Position Button
or
Rocker instead of a volume wheel, for a
high / low volume control (which is ADA
compliant with
under 18db of gain). |
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External Mute Switch with Momentary, or 2 Position
Rocker Switch.
It simply
goes in-series
between the handset cord and handset jack on the phone.
It makes any
handset Push to Mute, Push to Talk, or Transmitter On/Off. |
We can put an LED on some
handsets |
Round PTT/PTM Button |
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Avaya 9500 /
9600 Series Handset in Charcoal (Gray):
Also works with the
Avaya 1400 / 1600 Series
Phones but the color will be a little off (those
phones are black).
We have can make it:
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Regular:
Part # MSA1R
• Price: $16.95
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Amplified: Part # HST6Q • Price: $79.95
(Equivalent to Avaya Model S1K5-1009 - Comcode
700446370)
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Noise Cancelling: Part # MSA3H • Price: $43.95
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Amp with Noise Cancelling: Part
# HST6R • Price: $106.95
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Push to Talk:
Part # MSA3I • Price: $30.95
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Push to Mute:
Part # MSA3J • Price: $30.95
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STOP Interruptions!
Bright Red Large LED
Glows
when you're talking!
Handset or Headset
In-Use Indicator
with
Amplifier
Everybody hates it when
someone walks up and starts talking to them while they're on the phone,
but how do you know
they're on the phone?
Includes AC Power Cube
sandman.com 30 Day Moneyback Guarantee
Part Number: HST4T
$74.95
•3+ @
$71.95
Amplifer / Control Box with
Volume Control
plugs in-series with the handset or a
headset with an amplifier.
Our Headset
In-Use Indicator
combines our In-Line Amplifier
with an In-Use Light to let everybody know when someone is on
their phone so they aren't disturbed.
Bright
Red
Large LED is plugged into the base by a 12' 3.5mm cord (included).
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Know
when your co-workers are on the phone!
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Both the Light
and
Amplifier
work on ANY business phone with
a dial in the base
and where you can hear yourself
in your ear when you talk (has sidetone), except RCA and GE
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Use on a Cubical, on Top
of a Monitor or ???
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Works equally well with
Handsets or Headsets with Amplifiers (it's really nice
to raise
the level on the headset amp sometimes!)
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Connects In-Series
with
Headset Amplifier
or
Handset
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Easy-to-Use Slide Volume
Control
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Comes with Easy-to-See
BIG Bright Red LED
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Requires a 110V AC
outlet near the desk for the power cube (included)
NOTE: The
Headset In-Use Indicator only works with a handset or headset
with modular handset type plugs. It won't work
on Cordless or Cellular type phones with a 3.5mm or 2.5mm jack.
RECORDING / PLAYBACK & IN-USE HEADSET ADAPTER
Recording &
In-Use Headset Adapter
Even though the Modular Headset Jack on some business phones
looks like a handset jack, it's NOT! It's physically the
same jack, but it's wired differently so you can't plug a handset into
that jack (you can, but it won't work).
That means that you can't use any accessories made to be
used with a handset, because the wires aren't in the right place.
Our Recording / Playback & In-Use Adapter
plugs into the jack for the headset. You then plug your headset
into the jack labeled for the Headset Only. The other jack is wired to
like a regular handset jack. That allows you to use accessories made to be used
with a handset.
Note that the real handset for that phone
probably won't work correctly on our adapter because besides the wiring change,
there may be a polarity and gain difference on the headset transmitter circuit.
But it will work well for recording while on a headset on the phone, sending
audio from a PC back into the phone while the user is on their headset, and for
our Orator II which gives you an amplifier and speaker so others in the
room can hear the same conversation while you're on your headset (or handset, or
even on a regular analog phone line).
Adapter lets you:
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Use our
Headset In-Use Indicator on a Headset without an
amplifier
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Record conversations using our
Deluxe Handset Recording Adapter from a headset
without a headset amplifier (plugged directly into a modular
headset jack on a phone).
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Playback music or audio using
our Handset Audio Feeder into a headset
without a headset amplifier (plugged directly into a modular
headset jack on a phone).
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Connect our
Orator II Speaker to a headset jack to
the conversation can be heard by others in the room
Comes with sandman.com 30 Day Moneyback Guarantee
Part Number: HST5G Price:
$17.95
ORATOR II
DESKTOP SPEAKER / AMPLIFIER
Orator II Desktop Monitor
Speaker / Amplifier
Nice Loud Speaker with Volume
Control
Built-in 3.5mm Headset Jack for
Private Listening
The Orator II has a modular cord that plugs into a phone line and lets you
monitor conversations on the line - without disturbing either party talking on
the line.
There are no clicks, no pops,
nobody on the line can tell you're listening.
Modular cord plugs into an analog
phone line. There's a jack on the Orator II to plug in a phone (not needed if
you don't want to talk or dial).
The Orator II presents a high
impedance to the line so it won't take the line off-hook. One-way speaker
(not a speakerphone) will broadcast the entire conversation (all parties on the
line) through the speaker.
A very nice general use desktop amplifier, with a zillion
uses!
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Monitor a phone line with the Orator II from any
office in the building, without disturbing the line itself.
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Put the Orator II next to a business phone system
phone, and monitor everything that's being said (requires Orator II Handset
Adapter, below).
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Broadcast a conference call over the Orator II in a
conference room where you don't want to use a speakerphone, or the
speakerphone speaker isn't loud enough.
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Broadcast a conference call in multiple conference rooms or
offices.
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Listen to the actual conversation on emergency fire and
rescue calls coming into a Fire Station, in one or multiple rooms.
Great for training!
If you're speaking on a phone in the same room face the
Orator II away from you so you won't get feedback.
Comes with a 7' Modular mounting cord for a regular analog phone
line, and a 110VAC Power Cube.
To connect it to the handset of an electronic phone, see the
Orator II Handset Kit (below).
Comes with sandman.com 30 Day Moneyback Guarantee
Part Number: SER7E Price:
$94.99 |||
3+ Price: $89.95
ORATOR II
HANDSET KIT
Adapter to let
you connect the
Orator II to the handset cord on a phone, instead of directly to an
analog telephone line.
Special Y Adapter and Cord lets you listen to the
audio going to the receiver in the handset, rather than across a phone line.
NOTE: You must be able to hear your own voice
in your ear when talking (called sidetone) or
you will only be able to hear the other party on the call.
Comes with sandman.com 30 Day Moneyback Guarantee
Part Number: SER4O Price:
$9.99
Universal
Handset Cord UnTwister™
Universal UnTwister™ with Cord
Part
Number: MON9M
$4.59
10+ at $3.99 each
These Really Work!
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There are a lot of handsets
where the engineers stuffed the jack way inside the handset. On some of
them, you actually have to remove screws and take the handset apart to
replace the cord! I'm guessing that these phones were designed in
countries where they've never actually used a phone.
Our
Universal Handset Cord UnTwister™ has a short cord that will
work with any phone, with or without a recessed jack.
Since
there's a cord instead of a solid nose piece (plug), the
UnTwister™
is not likely to break if the handset is accidentally dropped.
NOTE: This is
not like the cheap white ones on the market that don't spin
(so they're useless!).
LOCK A MODULAR PLUG IN SO IT CAN'T BE REMOVED!
Lock a Mod Plug in so it can't be removed without cutting it out!
Use a Nipper to cut the entire clip off the Mod Plug
Put the Mod Plug in the Jack and
Push the Locking Device in
Under the Plug
There's no way to get the mod plug out without a Nipper, and you'll know it was removed!
Use a Nipper to cut the Modular Locking Device out to get the plug out
RJ-11 / RJ-14 BASE CORD MODULAR LOCKING DEVICE
For Regular 6P4C / 6P6C RJ-11 / RJ-14 Modular Line Cord Plugs
Bag of 20
Comes with sandman.com 30 Day Moneyback Guarantee
Part Number: MIS2L Price: $22.95
RJ-45 ETHERNET MODULAR LOCKING DEVICE
For 8P8C RJ-45 Ethernet Plugs
Bag of 20
Comes with sandman.com 30 Day Moneyback Guarantee
Part Number: MIS2M Price: $23.95
HANDSET CORD MODULAR LOCKING DEVICE - BAG of 20
For 4P4C Modular Handset Cord Plugs
Bag of 20
Comes with sandman.com 30 Day Moneyback Guarantee
Part Number: MIS2K Price: $22.95
Repairing Handsets...
If you need to repair
a handset, if you can open it we probably have the parts to fix it.
Worst case, you'll need a receiver, transmitter and modular jack. It's
unlikely all three will be bad. Unfortunately, many phone system
manufacturers sonically weld
or glue their handsets together, or snap them together with
many little fingers that can't be released after they're closed -
making them un-repairable.
It's unlikely we would have
replacement handsets or know anything about the multitude of consumer
phones out there. While some of these consumer phones are so cheap it
would make more sense to buy another phone than repair the handset, some
of the multi-line consumer phones (KSU-less) are incredibly expensive,
but you can't get replacement handsets from the manufacturer.
It's doubtful we would have
a handset for consumer phones since they're often highly stylized to
make them appeal to a consumer (they're an odd shape and size, compared
to a business phone handset). The manufacturer often makes it impossible
to get these phones repaired. They usually change the design of the
phone yearly, so you may not be able to buy compatible phones in the
future.
One of the problems matching
another brand of handset to a particular phone is that the little recess
for the wall phone hang-up hook is often in a different place. That
means that we may have a handset that will work for a desk phone, but
our listing may say that it won't work with a wall phone (because the
little flip-around hook won't catch the recess under the receiver on the
handset).
Kiosk, Pay Phone, Intercom, 911 Center and Prison Handsets...
We can make nearly any
handset imaginable, but you'll have to tell us what your needs are. We
can design and make a prototype in as little as a day...
Click
HERE for our Custom Made Kiosk Type Handset Page
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There are LOTS of choices! |
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The
Cup/Hookswitch
normally mounts with screws from inside the
kiosk or device.
An Aluminum
Backplate
with a retainer for the armored cord allows the mounting
screws for the Cup/Hookswitch to be put in from
the front of the kiosk or device.
The
Cup/Hookswitch is available with a 2 Form C
Mechanical Switch, a 1 Form C Magnetic Switch, or
just the Cup with no hookswitch. |
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Hold-Down
Clip for Trucks, Buses, Trains, Ships and Aircraft |
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M-Style Handset with Armored
Cord
(Does not work with Magnetic Hookswitch) |
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Euro1 Style Handset with
Armored Cord
(Works with Magnetic Hookswitch)
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G-Style B3
Magnetic Hookswitch or
Hanger with Armored Cord Block |
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Waterproof
and
Dust Proof (IP67 Rated) PTT / PTM /
PT Operate
Button
for
Outdoor Use can be put in most
style handsets (Push/Push or Momentary) |
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Euro1 Handset in Chrome
Hanger |
For a more
"modern look" than the traditional
G-Style Handset
(which works with a magnetic hookswitch), the Euro1
Handset will fit in the Chrome Magnetic Hookswitch or Hanger |
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Like our other handsets,
these aren't pre-made. When you tell us what you need we build the
handset in our POS system, which tells us what your cost is. Since every
kiosk is different, you need to tell us how you intend to connect the
handset to the kiosk.
We can put armored cords on
G-Style, K-Style, Euro1, T-Style and M-Style handsets if you'd like a
more modern look - BUT if you need a hookswitch you need to make sure
that type of handset will work in your application.
Our Cup Style Hookswitch
is available with either mechanical or magnetic
contacts (magnetic has no moving parts), and with an optional clip to
hold the handset down into the cup - particularly useful on buses,
trains and planes, or anywhere you need to make sure the handset is hung
up properly by the user.
For special applications, we
can make a handset with a 6 wire modular jack (instead of 4
conductors), and we have black 6 conductor coiled or
armored cords.
We can
make any kind of special handset, and we do it quickly from design to
delivery:
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To connect to a network
inside the a kiosk using four wires: 2 for transmit, and 2 for
receive
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For a network that used
an Electret, Carbon or Dynamic transmitter (you have to tell
us!)
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With a network inside
the handset so it can be plugged directly into a modem or phone line
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With 3.5mm audio plugs
to connect to a sound card on a PC in the kiosk
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With 4 spade lugs
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With a 4 pin modular
plug
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With 6 spade lugs
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With a 6 Pin modular
plug for Push-to-Operate
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With a coiled cord
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With an armored cord of
nearly any length (standard lengths are stocked)
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With buttons (PTT, PTM,
PTO) in several locations
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With volume control
wheels in several locations - with or without an amplifier or
network
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With double prong
operator plugs
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With tilt switches that
turn off the transmitter in the handset when it's set down
(to
prevent voice loggers from recording conversations in the room)
Most
prototypes are made in as little as a day. We stock almost
everything you can think of!
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Hot Line
Dialers, Speed Dialers & Networks |
Lots of Accessories
for Kiosks... |
Priority Line Controller takes
the line away from another phone! |
Feed-Thru Block
to Mount Armored Cord |
Brass Keeper to Mount Armored Cord |
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And the Parts You
Need.... |
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The
Cup Style Hookswitch
(also available with no hookswitch, for use as a
hanger), mounts with self-tapping screws from the
rear of the panel. If you don't have
access to the rear of the panel, use our
Aluminum Back Plate Assembly which allows you to put four screws in
from the front of the panel. |
Great
for a Handset with a Push to Operate Button
that doesn't need a hookswitch |
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This
G-Style Cradle
(without hookswitch) is the same as sold by Motorola
for Fire Engines and Police Cars years ago (Motorola
Part Number HLN1220-B)
It secures the
handset with a spring action, and mounts with two
bolts. Can be mounted vertically or horizontally. |
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Ring Type
Block Secures Armored Cord inside Kiosk or Cup |
If you want
to use
the 90 Degree Entry Armored Cord Block, be sure to
tell us to put it on the Armored Cord
before we put 3.5mm
plugs the cord!
Spade lugs will fit through the Ring Type or 90
Degree Armored Cord Block |
Chrome
Hanger or Hookswitch |
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Block for
Armored Cord allows
90 Degree cord entry into Kiosk |
Magnetic or
Mechanical
Chrome Hookswitch |
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Our
special Receiver is the only one that will
reliably activate a
Reed Switch, which is
available in both our Chrome and Cup Style Hookswitches
- or for custom mount behind a kiosk panel. |
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The component that's circled
is a Varistor. A varistor is used to stop the inductive
click |
Mount
the Reed Hookswitch behind
your custom made kiosk
panel |
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Use
most Handsets with an
Electret Transmitter on
a PC Sound Card, or USB Sound Card, with our
PC Handset Adapter |
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Most of our Handsets are
assembled right here in our shop, in the Chicago Area.
We
have a large inventory so we can make a prototype or
production quantities quickly (everybody wants stuff
quickly these days!).
We
purchase as much as we can from US vendors, but there
are just some things that aren't made in the USA any
more. |
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A USB Dongle can be used if
you don't have a sound card in your kiosk PC. |
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We make handsets that are compatible with the sound card in a
PC,
with 3.5mm Stereo Phone Plugs
(wired mono).
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Call us at
630-980-7710 to have us work on your design today.
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