TELEPHONE No. 782 & 8782


Telephone No. 782 (early version) Telephone No. 782R (with optional neon handset)

Basic network, low send level, table push button telephone with MF keypad.  Introduced in September 1977, with the Telephone No. 782R and Telephone No. 782RR introduced in February 1979.

The Telephone No. 782 can accept two additional press buttons, whilst those with recall buttons can only accept one additional press button.

The R variant was fitted with an Earth Recall button.

The Telephone No. 8786RR was fitted with a Timed Break Recall button (Register Recall).  The telephone is fitted with a Kit-CP100, which is a small circuit board and whose use and circuit diagrams are covered in Specification S1376.

A Telephone No. 8782RX was also made and this was for instances where a constant tone level was required, independent of line current.  This phone was also fitted with an Earth Recall Button and converted for the UK plug and socket system.

Telephone No. 8782
In 1982 the Telephone No. 8782 (Ivory and Grey) was introduced and was fitted with a Bell No. 59D-1 (high impedance bell coils 4000 ohms) and a Cord Connection No. 4/502 3000mm.  These phones are converted Telephone No. 872's.

The Telephone No. 8782 was also produced in R, RR and RX variants.

Circuit diagram - N882 (Telephone No. 782) and N8882 (Telephone No. 8782).

Specifications - S1289, S1376 and S1487 (Telephone No. 8782).


Additional Information

Model Mark Grey Ivory Introduced PBU No Remarks
Tele 782 & 8782 Mk 1 y y 9/77 7E or F GEC
  Mk 2 y y 6/78 54A STC
  Mk 3 y y 9/80 56A/4 PLESSEY
  Mk 4 y y 2/79 11A PYE/TMC
  Mk 5 y y 9/81 56A/2 GEC
  Mk 6 y y 2/81 56A/3 TMC
  Mk 7 y y 9/81 56A/1 STC
  Mk 8 y y 3/82 56A/5 BTF
  Mk 9 y y   56B/4 PLESSEY
  Mk 10 y y 8/82 56B/3 TMC
  Mk 11 y y 3/82 56B/2 GEC
Tele 782R & 8782R Mk 1 y y   7E or F GEC
  Mk 2 y y   54A STC
  Mk 3 y y   56A/4 PLESSEY
  Mk 4 y y   11A PYE/TMC
  Mk 5 y y   56A/2 GEC
  Mk 6 y y   56A/3 TMC
  Mk 7 y y   56A/1 STC
  Mk 8 y y   56A/5 BTF
  Mk 9 y y   56B/4 PLESSEY
  Mk 10 y y   56B/3 TMC
  Mk 11 y y   56B/2 GEC
Tele 782RR & 8782RR Mk 1 y y   7E or F GEC
  Mk 2 y y   54A STC
  Mk 3 y y   56A/4 PLESSEY
  Mk 4 y y   11A PYE/TMC
  Mk 5 y y   56A/2 GEC
  Mk 6 y y   56A/3 TMC
  Mk 7 y y   56A/1 STC
  Mk 8 y y   56A/5 BTF
  Mk 9 y y   56B/4 PLESSEY
  Mk 10 y y   56B/3 TMC
  Mk 11 y y   56B/2 GEC
 
 
 
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