[GreenKeys] Info request on MITE TT-299 (was: Interesting item on eBay...)

[Buzz]

Tim,
I bought a mite that had been in storage a number of years and had to =
totally disassemble the
function lever assy. to lube it.  The oil had hardened so bad that I had =
to heat some of the parts
before I could get them apart.  Before the heat I tried 2 -3 brands of =
penetrating oil but nothing I
could think of worked.  Their a neat little machine but take a valium =
before you adjust the print
hammer.  Mine still isn't right.  8^)
Buzz


On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 13:02:27 -0500 (EST), you wrote:
>Am I crazy to be bidding on this?  I certainly wasn't planning to buy
>it just to take up space and admire (my wife yells at me about every
>new "boat anchor" :-).  The thing has been sitting in a crate for 30
>years, so I'd have to figure out how to wire it up and "commission" it
>(lube, clean, etc.), but I found precious-little information on the
>Web about MITE ttys.  Anyone have leads on wiring diagrams, service
>manuals, etc.?  BTW, is this a 5 or 8-bit device?
>
>--Tim McNerney
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