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TRAFFIC CONTROL TELEPHONE SYSTEMS Circuit - Sam Hallas

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General Call<br />

To call all stations the controller operates his general call key which transmits<br />

an uninterrupted train of 17 impulses. This train advances all selectors, irrespective<br />

of their codes, to the 17th step which is the ring position. A clearing pulse is transmitted<br />

at the end of the ring period, which restores the selectors to normal in the same<br />

manner as described for an ordinary code. In this way all the call bells are energised,<br />

all way station operators come to the telephone and the controller is then able to issue<br />

his general instruction.<br />

Time Sending (see also Part 3)<br />

Time signals given to way stations are normally obtained from a telegraph<br />

circuit, master clock or similar arrangement, the apparatus used for producing the<br />

signals being usually arranged to give a series of short duration closures of a local<br />

circuit. If these are applied to the pole-changing relay, the selectors will receive<br />

double impulses due to the double reversals of line battery resulting from operation<br />

and release of the pole-changing relay.<br />

Figure 1 shows the time sending set containing a relay circuit to give successive<br />

reversals of line battery for successive closures of the local circuit.<br />

The Controller operates the time sending selector key which advances all selectors<br />

to the time receiving position, i.e., the 22nd step, which is one step before the<br />

time ringing position. At the end of the code, that is, when the selector key arrives at<br />

its normal position, the lever key of the time sending set is operated to the "Time"<br />

position. This disconnects the selector keys from the sending circuit and connects the<br />

time sending set.<br />

On operating the time key, the battery relay BR in the Selector Apparatus Case<br />

is operated, which connects the line battery to line. The application of battery to the<br />

line sends an impulse to all selectors but this impulse should be disregarded. The first<br />

closure of the time signalling contacts (connected to terminals T1 and T2) operates<br />

relay R, the circuit being as follows:-10 volts negative, B3 terminal (Apparatus<br />

Case), B3 terminal (Time Sending Set), T2 terminal, time signalling contacts, T1<br />

terminal, contacts of AN Relay, contacts of R relay, winding of R relay, 100 ohm<br />

resistor, time contacts of lever key, K1 terminal, B4 terminal (Apparatus Case) to 10<br />

volts positive.<br />

The relay AN does not operate because it is short-circuited by 10 volts negative<br />

as follows :- 10 volts negative, B3 terminal (Apparatus Case), B3 terminal (Time<br />

Sending Set), T2 terminal, time signalling contacts, TI terminal, contacts of AN to one<br />

side of AN coil, contacts of R (operated or unoperated) to the other side of AN coil.<br />

The operation of R relay energises SR (battery reversing) relay via 10 volts<br />

negative, B3 terminal (Apparatus Case), winding of SR, K2 terminal (Apparatus

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