6 key registers intermittently

[tfox]

Hi all,

I received my 110 last week and got it set up, phone port of obi hooked to the otherwise dead line of the house.

Upstairs I have a Western Electric 2500MM of unknown vintage. I had to reverse polarity in order to get it to dial out. However, I'm still facing an issue where the '6' key only registers intermittently. When I press it, the dial tone is usually suppressed but not interrupted. After a few presses, it seems to register. Not sure if it's relevant, but I can also hear a noise like a spring tensing in the receiver when I press a key.

I'm thinking this is probably an issue with the set itself and not the obi, but I'm hoping there's a phone geek out there who can point me in the right direction. Any ideas?

[MurrayB]

First and easiest thing is to try another phone.

[tfox]

Would be the easiest if I had another phone to try 

Anyway, it seems my problem is likely related either to dirty contacts on my dial pad, or tuning issues.

I found what looks like a good thread over at http://sundance-communications.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/476249/2554BMP_dialing_problem with a general description of what to check.

I'll go through it soon and see if I can get this bad boy working like new.