[GreenKeys] 43 teletype supplies

[UEOGUY-H.E.ROBT]

Hi Wayne,
I meant to add the dimensions, but hit the send pre-maturely.
The paper is 12 inches wide, usually the tractor strips tear off
bringing it down to 11 inches, some even had a perforation at
 the 9 inch mark to bring the final page down to 8-1/2 inches.
The 43 being Teletypes first dot matrix printer, had 132 column
carriage, in compressed mode, which is why the paper width
is so bizarre, the length of the page doesn't matter it may
have only been 8-1/2, I can't remember.  The down side of the
43, (yea, like there is only one?), is that with the tractor platen,
there is no friction feed capability, so the standard size tractor
paper used in a 28 for example, won't work, and there is no
adjustment for the location of the tractor pin rings, they are
fixed, which is why I'm in a fix!

The ribbons on the other hand are only 1/4 inch wide and just a 
continuous loop that is re-inked by an ink soaked (or in my case,
dried up) foam roller that makes contact inside the rectangular
cartridge affair that is ultimately held in place by a magnet, kind
of ingenious, in a Picaso sort of way!  I'll send some pics off list.

Great idea on the 40 ribbons though, I'll keep that one in mind, as I 
think those can still be had through office supply stores from
NU-KOTE.

Just Bob!

Wayne Letourneau wrote:

> I may have a box of the paper in a couple days or so, I bought some 
> teletype supplys and I remmember there is at least one box of fan fold 
> tractor drive paper in there, but would have to wait for it to come to 
> see if it is regular width or odd size.
> Would the ribbon be like the Dataspeed 40 ribbons? Thease are on 
> rather large spools compared to the type for the 15. I have one of 
> thease ribbons left, pretty fresh in its sealed box. Had several, but 
> was rewinding them on model 15 spools for my 19. Can get over two 
> model 15 spools full from one dtaspeed 40 spool.
> Wayne  WB0CTE 
>  
> -------Original Message-------
>  
> From: UEOGUY-H.E.ROBT <mailto:ueoguy at yahoo.com>
> Date: 03/16/05 10:35:25
> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net <mailto:greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [GreenKeys] 43 teletype supplies
>  
> Hi Folks,
>  
> I was wonderin' if anybody knows of a "reasonable" (read cheap & less
> than a case load), source for ribbons (that work) and that stupid width
> fan fold tractor fed paper that the 43KSR.  I have ribbons and paper
> rolls comin' out my yingyang for 15's through 35's, but can't seem to
> get a handle on 43 stuff, or maybe it just not out there anymore???
>  
> Just Bob!....just frustrated?
> 73's to the Hams....
> ....and a Stack Pop to the 8 bit folks!
>  
> _______________________________________________
> GreenKeys mailing list
> GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net <mailto:GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net>
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/greenkeys
>
> 	
> 	
>
> <http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=54475>