Where can I get a Telephone Handset only (Mic and Speaker)

[Justloadit]

Hi All,

I have a new project, in which I only need lots of the handsets which houses the microphone and the loudspeaker, preferably with the curly cord.

Just like the handset you get on fax machines which have manual dialing.

Anyone know who I can contact?

[AndyD]

I've only ever seen after market telephone headsets supplied separately never just the handset on its own. I can't help thinking at the price of a complete phone you may as well just buy those and throw away the rest.

[Justloadit]

Hi Andy,

Thanks for your reply. This is OK for one or two, but I may be looking at a couple of thousand units if this project takes off.

[Just Gone]

What about intercom handsets .... ie mic and speaker ?? Let me know if interested ?

[Dave A]

A search on google for telephone handset manufacturers might get you started. Locally phonetronics might get you going in the right direction.

[Justloadit]

Hi Kevin,
Yes the intercom would work, provided it has an electret mic, and the price is good

Dave,
Thanks for the link, it is a good start.

[Just Gone]

Pse explain what a electret mic is?

[Justloadit]

Hi Kevin,

An electret micis not a conventional coil and magnet type of microphone. It requires a small DC voltage to enable it to work. Because of this technology, the microphone can be very small.

[Just Gone]

Ok im with u - they look the same as what I use so will find out more info

[adrianh]

I did a search on Alibaba and found the following;

http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=telephone+parts&Country=&IndexArea=product_en&fsb=y

You can easily import the parts from China, we import stuff every now and again without any hassle.

[Justloadit]

Adrian, thanks for the link, it is opening the search path that I was thinking about.

[Just Gone]

Yep seems like your best bet would be to import. But if you are still interested let my know - my buddy imports cnc machines in containers every month - very often I pop stuff in them to fill the gaps.

[adrianh]

@Justloadit - A friend of mine has a toy shop in Namibia. His daughter actually teaches english in Shenzhen (China). He brings lots of toys and stuff in all the time. We've brought is EL wire and sheet through him. It takes about 14 days to get stuff into Namibia from Shenzen. I brought my laser cutter from Shenzen about a year ago and that took 6 weeks by sea.

[Justloadit]

Hi Adrian,

I thank you for your offer. I fortunately have a Chinese friend who lives in Honk Kong, and has on many occasions shipped stuff to me, all I need to do is find the supplier and pass the details to him.