--------------- | | Emitter V | . | | . | | Ring O . O | | o-----C1----o AC Signal (Optional) . | | | | Plates ___ ___ | T1=== AC | | | | | | R4 | | V3 o | P | | | | | R3 | | | | | | -o-R1-o--G---R2-o- | | | o o o V1 G V2
Fig. 2 - Circuit diagram for ring pass-through drop/thread detection
Fig. 2 gives a better diagram of the ring pass through concept. It shows that there is at least one alternate current path through R4 to ground. This takes fixed font Courier to view.
Regards, Horace Heffner