Old Rotary Telephone Connection

[Kevin]

I recently bought a very old rotary telephone, and I would like to
hook it up and use it. There are 3 wires in the telephone cord--red,
green and yellow. How do I hook these wires up to a standard RJ11
jack? The phone I have has red, green, yellow and black.

Is there something else I need to modify to get this to work?

thanks! Kevin

 

[Rich Grise]

I recently bought a very old rotary telephone, and I would like to
hook it up and use it. There are 3 wires in the telephone cord--red,
green and yellow. How do I hook these wires up to a standard RJ11
jack? The phone I have has red, green, yellow and black.

Is there something else I need to modify to get this to work?

First, don't post HTML.

Second, call the phone company and see if they still support pulse
dial.

If so, then connect red to red, green to green, and leave the
yellow and black unconnected. It might not ring, but that's a whole
nother project. ;-)

Good Luck!
Rich