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how to repair BT 3500 Studio phone base (Master) unit?

about BT Studio 3500 cordless phone.
The wire from the black 3-pin "device" to the phone broke due to me carelessly tripping over it. I stripped the insulation from the internal blue & red copper wire covering layer. I thougt this was carrying "mains" (240V) so I connected the copper to the Line & Neutral pins of a spare 3-pin mains plug. I plugged it into the mains, switched on, and heard a low volume "blip". Nothing worked!!
Looking at the old plug carefully there is some small writing which says it is basically a 240V A.C. to low voltage (9V ?) transformer & rectifier to D.C.
I unscrewed the bottom of the base and tried to lift off the base, but it seems to be glued.
Is there any way of removing the base? I used to be an A level Electronics teacher, so can I solder in new internal fuse, or whatever? Or do I have to throw it away, and buy a new dual BT cordless phone?
Any help/suggestions gratefully received....
Rich

Rich S
December 2013

BT BT 3500 Studio Telephones, Answering Machines Bt Phone Base Unit

Yes, A M, I foolishly did not study the "3 pin plug" on the lead going into the phone base. So, I shall have to buy a new cordless phone.
I hope I learned my lesson!
(I retired from teaching 7 years ago, so I am a foolish old "greybeard"!!)

Rich

Rich S
December 2013

So, you used to be an "A level Electronics teacher". You put 240 volts AC through a device that uses 9 volts DC, and now it doesn't work, I wonder why?. I don't think that being handy with a soldering iron will do much good. You've fried it, so it looks like a new phone, simples!

A M
December 2013