ANTIQUE PHONE DOORBELL

[Bryan] sent in this awesome doorbell he constructed out of an antique phone. After seeing similar phones for $150 to $399, he chosen one up on ebay for $10. After some cleaning as well as polishing, it was looking fantastic, however relatively useless. At this point, he broke it open as well as started hacking to turn it into a wireless doorbell. He chosen up a inexpensive wireless doorbell as well as proceeded to gut it. The transmitter side got an aesthetic overhaul, a huge elegant button as well as nice LED in a 50’s style  were added. The receiver side got hacked up as well. It was incapable of pushing the needed voltage to sound the phone’s bell, so he had to do some searching for a much better circuit. since his understanding of electronics was limited, he was looking for something that might be plugged in as well as work without much modification. Eventually, he discovered the Silvercom AG1170-s5. At $7, he swiped it up quick. It may be a bit of overkill, however he’s utilizing an arduino to trigger the whole thing when it receives the signal. You can download the Arduino sketch on the site.