[GreenKeys] Re-Inker Article

[Richard M. Gillingham]

Great!  Thanks George..

I just completed the 'mod' and although I had to eyeball the 'C' cut, it 
came out poifict!

Lacking a real manual, I've discovered a couple of things.

1.  Since the original ink in the bottle is soft, I tried to use it first, 
but indeed, it has lost some moisture.  So unless someone knows the proper 
solvent to ad, I'll just discard it.  The ink purchased from pcfriends is 
thick, but flows, so I used that, and it seems to fill the bill.  I do miss 
the little wipeys to clean hands that we had.

2.  The 'weep  holes' exist only to moisten the lower felt.  Apparently you 
are expected to flip the spools periodically, and the top felt sops up 
excessive ink.  At least that's what it looks like.  I'm running QBF to ink 
the ribbon well, and I'll flip it in a couple of minutes.

Thanks to all that made this happen

Gil, W1RG




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George B. Hutchison" <w7tty at readysetsurf.com>
To: "GreenKeys" <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 11:22 PM
Subject: [GreenKeys] Re-Inker Article


> 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
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