Shutupa the ansaphone

I can't fix that problem, but having got really fed up with my answerphone cutting out before the caller leaves their phone number I've just signed up for NTL's voicemail service. Cost is £1 per month on the NTL phone bill, and I can grab the calls from anywhere else if I need to.

If you are on NTL it might be worth looking into. I think BT do a similar service too. For the cost it just wasn't worth the hassle of losing customers.

PoP

Won't work it will be looking for voltage not resistance..

Might work if batteries added up to approx 9V. You probably want a diode and resistor in series not a short..

Depending on how many batteries you could do this, I have. Replace batteries with nicads fit a diode and resistor from 9vdc power supply so the cells are trickle charged at a very low rate

The logic that is calling for the extra message is probably the lack of a high enough voltage at the battery terminal. There would be very little current drawn by this logic so I reckon a 1k resistor strapped across the incoming adaptor supply and the battery feed should do it. No need to bother about the -ve terminal as I'd guess it's all commoned on the circuit board.

The 1k resistance would help prevent any damage if the idea doesn't work!

Colin M

Lawrence

usenet at lklyne dt co dt uk

I presume you are talking about rechargeable batteries in this thing? If so the simplest solution is to put a 1k resistor in series with one of the battery connections inside the machine and replace the rechargeable batteries. Many of the devices with rechargeable batteries overcharge them horribly (If the batteries are always warm they are getting cooked). With a low charge rate they will last for about 2-3 years but as the terminal voltage is correct it will almost certainly fool the backup battery sensor.