[GreenKeys] Re: eBay item#3428483992: Teletype Model 33 Print er-1976 (New In Box)

Wed, 3 Sep 2003 10:22:35 -0500

For typewheel's go to [email protected] when I inquired a couple months ago
they had about 500 of them on hand. They also have replacement selector
magnet driver boards on hand (no print hammers) They are listed on the home
page of NADCOMM
wayne wb0cte
----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: "Don Robert House" <[email protected]>
Cc: "McNerney, Tim" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:07 AM
Subject: RE: [GreenKeys] Re: eBay item#3428483992: Teletype Model 33 Print
er-1976 (New In Box)


> Just a word of caution to 32/33 users.
>
> Do not run the machine with the rubber hammerhead missing!!
> The metal hammer arm will flatten the characters on
> your typewheel and you will have heck of a time
> replacing it. In the "old days" I saw a lot of
> 33's with the rubber hammer missing and the typewheel
> was a goner.
>
> Jack WA2HWJ
> > The printer typewheel (more appropriately cylinder) is all metal with
> > a plastic interior.  It rotates and moves up and down but it does
> > nothing else unless  it is struck with the print hammer that is
> > spring loaded and has a rubber head to protect the characters on the
> > type wheel.
> >
> > You see we are writing about three differerent and separate parts.
> >
> >  From the platen out to the carriage:
> >
> > 1. Platen
> > 2. Paper
> > 3. Ribbon
> > 4. Typewheel
> > 5. Rubber print hammer head
> > 6.  Print hammer (spring loaded)
> >
> > I hope this  clarifies the messages for you.
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> > >Don,
> > >
> > >Gee, I used to have a cyrillic, Model 33 print cylinder, and I could
swear
> > >it was made of some sort of metal...  Or are we still talking past each
> > >other, and you are referring to a different component?  Incidentally, I
do
> > >know that the IBM type balls are made out of plastic with some sort of
metal
> > >plating.
> > >
> > >In general, what do you figure will degrade on a "new" Model 33 that's
been
> > >sitting "in the box" in someone's basement for 25 years?
> > >
> > >--Tim
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Don Robert House [mailto:[email protected]]
> > >Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 1:24 PM
> > >To: McNerney, Tim
> > >Cc: 'Steve Schlink'; [email protected]
> > >Subject: [GreenKeys] Re: eBay item#3428483992: Teletype Model 33
> > >Printer-1976 (New In Box)
> > >
> > >
> > >Tim,
> > >
> > >Steve is referring to the print hammer "heads"  made of hard (not any
> > >more) rubber.
> > >The hammer itself is just a metal "flap" with a round piece to mount
> > >the rubber hammer head.
> > >
> > >Don
> >
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