Obi200 and retro clear light up phone, not lighting up.

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smishgibson:
I purchased an obi200 and an old retro phone like the one in this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyxek51WVCU

If I connect it to a standard copper landline, it will lightup when it rings, however with the obitalk, it only rings, the lights do not work.  any ideas of what I could change in the setup?

SteveInWA:
Using a spare phone cord, clip off the connector on the end, strip the insulation, and then put the bare red and green wires on your tongue.  When the line rings, you will see all sorts of lights.

If you don't want to try that, then log into your OBiTALK portal page, click on your OBi device to get to its configuration page, scroll down to the bottom, and click the "OBi Expert Configuration" button.  Get past the "are you sure" warning, then click the redundant "Enter OBi Expert" button.  Find and click on the "Physical Interfaces" --> "Phone 1" link.  On the web page that now displays, find the "Ring Voltage" value.  Remove the check mark to the right, in both the OBiTALK Settings and Default boxes.  Now, change the value from the default of 70V to 82V.

Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page, and click the Submit button.  Wait for your OBi to reboot in a couple of minutes.

See if that helps turn on the lights in the phone.

smishgibson:
I really appreciate the humor!

Anyone have any further suggestions?

Changing the voltage to 82v did not work.  I swapped out the obitalk, and the retro phone, no go, still not working.  I'm thinking this thing just can't push enough voltage.  Really hoping someone else has an idea?

Thanks!

drgeoff:
Those are Neons, not LEDs, in the video.  Typical striking voltage is about 90 volts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_lamp

dircom:
Ring voltage on Pots lines typically is 90VAC, 20 Hz

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