MeatySteak
New member
Hi,
I’m looking into repurposing an old rotary phone that I have with a teensy 4.0. I’ve been following this tutorial:
In the tutorial, the microphone he is using is what I believe to be a carbon microphone. From what I can tell, everything seems to be a matter of connecting the microphone to the mic and gnd pin on the teensy adaptor and he is able to use the sound from the original headset microphone. From the limited information I’ve gathered online however, people seem to suggest that shouldn’t work?
I have a similar set-up (not the same phone but it utilizes a carbon mic) and want to know how this works because I dont understand how he has magically made it work? Maybe I’m missing something?
I have the option to swap it out for an electronic microphone (linked below) but I’m kind of in the mindset of, “if it aint broken, dont fix it” and would rather not spend the money if I can help it.
All help is appreciated, but please address the questions I have asked. “Suggestions” on how I “should be doing this” because its more efficient or for whatever reason will be ignored as I want to keep the phone true to its original parts if I can help it. If it is operationally required that I do something different or else it wont work, then please tell me. Otherwise, bug off.
FYI, I do not have the teensy yet as I want to make sure that this is capable of working before buying parts that may become useless to me.
Thanks
I’m looking into repurposing an old rotary phone that I have with a teensy 4.0. I’ve been following this tutorial:
In the tutorial, the microphone he is using is what I believe to be a carbon microphone. From what I can tell, everything seems to be a matter of connecting the microphone to the mic and gnd pin on the teensy adaptor and he is able to use the sound from the original headset microphone. From the limited information I’ve gathered online however, people seem to suggest that shouldn’t work?
I have a similar set-up (not the same phone but it utilizes a carbon mic) and want to know how this works because I dont understand how he has magically made it work? Maybe I’m missing something?
I have the option to swap it out for an electronic microphone (linked below) but I’m kind of in the mindset of, “if it aint broken, dont fix it” and would rather not spend the money if I can help it.
All help is appreciated, but please address the questions I have asked. “Suggestions” on how I “should be doing this” because its more efficient or for whatever reason will be ignored as I want to keep the phone true to its original parts if I can help it. If it is operationally required that I do something different or else it wont work, then please tell me. Otherwise, bug off.
FYI, I do not have the teensy yet as I want to make sure that this is capable of working before buying parts that may become useless to me.
Thanks