The original microphone output was probably about 10 millivolts with normal voice levels. That should certainly get you in the range of operation.=20 Shouldn't you run the transformer in the other direction (6:1)? Bob On Thu, Oct 11, 2012, at 02:09 PM, Alexander Winnig wrote: > Hello >=20 > I want to connect an external audio source to my telephone's microphone=20 > cables(signal and mass) for it to act as the microphone. To make this=20 > clear, I am talking about the connection between my telephone(siemens=20 > euroset 2020) and it's handset, ie I bought a new cord with a 4p4c plug=20 > at each end, cut it through, connected the 4p4c plug with the socket in=20 > my telephone and figured out which two cables of it go to the microphone. >=20 > For this I want to know which max. voltage level I should aim at for the= =20 > audio source. >=20 > I decided to put an audio transformer (1:6) between audio source and=20 > microphone connection, so I need to know the max. voltage of the audio=20 > source before the transformer. >=20 > Best regards >=20 > Alex --=20 http://www.fastmail.fm - One of many happy users: http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/quotes.html --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .