[GreenKeys] AN/UGC-74B?

[Don Robert House]

The goo has something to do with the ink in the ribbon spools, the  
material used to make the platen, and lots of heat in storage.  I  
have a couple of model 40 printers where the platens have almost  
disappeared from the heated chemical reactions.  On the cartridge  
ribbon units less of the ribbon is exposed and the platens seem to  
last longer. I guess it is a little late for a factory recall!

And as we used to say in the Navy... and this is no S--T!

Don
K9TTY


On 14 Jun 2005, at 7:22 AM, wa2hwj at att.net wrote:

> I must admit that the UGC74 dot matrix printer version (B or C  
> model) seems to be
>
> a good unit. Possibly the melting rollers and power supply problem was
>
> limited to the A version.
>
> Good to hear from Mr. Kleinschmidt. I had a sneaking suspicion that  
> the
>
> A model was based on the 311.
>
> 73,
>
> Jack WA2HWJ
>
>
> NNNN
>
>
>
>
> -------------- Original message from "Scott Johnson"  
> <scottjohnson1 at cox.net>: --------------
>
>
> > My impression of the B and C models is uniformly favorable, they  
> atre
> > absolutely bulletproof, I have never had or operated a straight  
> or A model,
> > im fact most of mine have the memory expansion and new processor  
> mod, I
> > beleive these are the one Fair is selling now.
> >
> > Scott
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Don Robert House"
> > To: "Tom Kleinschmidt" ;
> >
> > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 8:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] AN/UGC-74B?
> >
> >
> > > Thanks for the correction Tom. Nice hearing from you.
> > >
> > > Don
> > >
> > > On 13 Jun 2005, at 7:54 PM, Tom Kleinschmidt wrote:
> > >
> > >> Correction!
> > >>
> > >> The original model -74 (Formerly TT-412-TG) was DESIGNED by  
> Kleinschmidt
> > >> (KL) but KL did not win any of the manufacturing contracts. In  
> fact,
> > >> this
> > >> printer and other equipment known as the "Tactical Communications
> > >> Project" -
> > >> or something close by name - was the beginning of the end for the
> > >> company.
> > >>
> > >> The bidding method was changed by the military signal corps in  
> the mid
> > >> 1960s. The former tried and true formula was to low bid the  
> design and
> > >> engineering and make up the losses on manufacturing. Instead each
> > >> segment
> > >> was bid completely independently. Gone were the days when if you
> > >> designed
> > >> it -they would come! You were no longer "automatically" the  
> manufacturer
> > >> of
> > >> your design.
> > >>
> > >> The first version, no suffix and A?, used the rotating font  
> wheels as
> > >> described in other emails - this was a design borrowed from  
> the KL
> > >> 311(AN/FGC-80) KSR, 312 RO and 321? (AN/FGC -140) ASR data  
> printers.
> > >>
> > >> The B and C suffix models are dot matrix printers as I recall -
> > >> redesigned
> > >> by others.
> > >>
> > >> Since it seems to be a well disliked piece of gear I knew you  
> would
> > >> like to
> > >> know more about it! ;>)
> > >>
> > >> Tom
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Don Robert House"
> > >> To:
> > >> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 12:23 AM
> > >> Subject: Fwd: [GreenKeys] AN/UGC-74B?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>> From: Don Robert House
> > >>>> Date: 10 June 2005 7:41:32 PM CDT
> > >>>> To: Bob McConnell
> > >>>> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] AN/UGC-74B?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> The UGC-74 was made by Kleinschmidt. The UGC-74A and UGC-74B  
> were
> > >>>> made by other manufacturers. Only the 74 uses a standard  
> ribbon.
> > >>>> The other two use special cartridges made only for the  
> military.
> > >>>> There is a work around for replacing the ribbon if you  
> intend to
> > >>>> get one. They are heavy duty machines that are waterproof.
> > >>>> Shipping is expensive since they weigh 100 pounds each. You  
> also
> > >>>> need a special power cable to power them up.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> The Army has been using these old machines in some cases in
> > >>>> Afghanistan and Iraq until very recently as these machines  
> run fine
> > >>>> in very very hot weather and are sand proof as well as  
> waterproof.
> > >>>> Tom Kleinschmidt and Warren Brader are the experts on these
> > >>>> teletypewriters.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Don R. House K9TTY
> > >>>> drhouse at nadcomm.com
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On 10 Jun 2005, at 12:42 PM, Bob McConnell wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Can anyone tell me what these are? They don't quite look like
> > >>>>> Model 28s. There are two of them on this page:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> THank you,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Bob McConnell
> > >>>>> N2SPP
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