Hi there! Although I’ve been playing around with Arduino for a while, I am completely new to sound engineering issues, which I am running into right now, so I hope some of you can shed some light on my project! This is what I intend to do: My goal is to have 3 old cord phones rung from an Arduino…

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jremington September 23, 2025, 2:09pm 5

I am. Both 120VAC and 220VAC mains are absolutely deadly. Never connect the mains directly to any circuit you make.

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