[GreenKeys] Re-Inker Article

[George B. Hutchison]

The original article showing how to modify the reinkers for installaion 
on a model 28 is now up on George's server.

ftp://207.207.72.32/  go to the files called reink01 through reink05 
and you can download the five files of the entire article.

The original article that describes how to modify a basic model 15 
reinker
so it can be used on a model 28 is located in the June 1972 issue of Ham
Radio Magazine.  The author was none other than Mr. Teletype himself, 
Irv
Hoff (w6ffc)..

I have been using these on various model 28 teletypes since that article
came out (33 years ago now, egads!), and purchased reinkers from him way
back then.  It appears to me they are the same type that DRH is offering 
for
sale now.

I have used the same nylon ribbon and a tube of ink (as listed below) 
for
several years now and gotten very good performance.  In fact, I don't 
recall
ever wearing out a nylon ribbon, and just by opening the little 
reservoir
lid and filling it up about half way, keeps my ribbons in perfect 
printing
condition.  After a couple of fills, the ribbon is well inked, and will 
last
quite a while even after the ink well is empty.  I never worry about it
until I notice the print is getting a bit light, and then I add a bit 
more
ink, and I'm ready to go for many more days of printing.  I've got 
several
cartons of ribbons stashed, along with a  couple of cartons of the tube 
ink,
and am set for the duration.
A lot of us tried using external ribbon reinkers over the decades, but 
they
were a pain mainly because you had to remove the ribbon from the 
teletype,
and mount it in the external reinker, add ink, then get it all inked up 
and
then reinstall it in the teletype.  It was messy and time consuming.

The modified model 15 reinker allows one to re-ink a ribbon while using 
it
at the same time!

I've been using this same method for some 30+ years now, and its worked 
very
nicely. I have found the original information that Irv came up with to 
work
better than anything else I have ever tried.

Using one of the reinkers that DRH sells and modified as per the article 
in
the old issue of HRM makes that entire scenario painless, quick, and 
really
easy to maintain your ribbons.  I do admit I was to lazy to put one on 
all
the teletypes I had running at one time, and I did use the modified 
reinker
on one of the 28's to take care of other teletypes I had running around 
the
shop.  It still worked better than trying to use one of the external 
hand or
powered units.

The ink listed below is the same exact ink as outlined in the original
article, the only difference is it only comes in purple now.  One used 
to be
able to buy it in black, but not for some time.  The purple looks very 
nice,
especially if one is using good white paper.  Some of us tried various 
types
of other inks, but none of them were of the correct viscosity to work as
well as the ink mentioned in the original article...


http://www.ncr-direct.com/Dispatch.jsp?page=0&.CurrentState=NCRKeywordSearch&textfield=165149&searchmethod=like&from=search&__FFCSessionID=C07FE17E8DB00101CFA9EAF7F8350100&searchfield=Keyword

Replenishment Ink (Tube)

Stock Number: 165149    12/CT     $36.40 per case


During the last twenty years, NCR has grown to be a dominant ribbon
manufacturer for one simple reason - unsurpassed quality. The goal of 
our
R&D staff is to design cassettes that not only meet stringent fit & 
function
criteria, but also achieve the longest possible character life. In fact,
most of our ribbons outperform the original equipment manufacturer!


  a.. Longest possible character life.
  b.. Lowest failure rates.
  c.. Lowest Total Cost of Ownership.
  d.. Meet or exceed OEM specifications.
NCR ..... Setting the standard for ribbon quality!

Jerry -n6jp-

rttyman at gmail.com