[GreenKeys] 60 wpm gear

[Don Robert House]

Wayne,
That gear I had is still in the parts locker at SDSU in California.   
Unless Jim Haynes or Ben Stephens knows who could make gears, you  
probably need to go to a new source.  It is quite possible Teletype  
made them in their plant in Skokie, Illinois.

I think there are quite a few of us that would like to purchase one  
or more of those gears.  Since the pinion is nylon, it probably makes  
no difference what material the gear is made out of.  The "Gear" is  
actually an intermediate assembly as it drives a belt.  Perhaps a  
company could cast the gear out of what ever and aluminum should work  
fine.

Don
K9TTY

On 16 Feb 2006, at 4:51 PM, Teletypeparts at aol.com wrote:

Found a 181417 gear today.  The one that makes a 32 Telex work on  
RTTY.  I
bought a 32 Telex from fellow amateur.  I had sold him the 60 wpm  
gear quite a
few years ago.  He had used it on RTTY just a few times.  I had totally
forgotton the transaction.

Question:

Does anyone know who Teletype had make these gears?  Did they  
subcontract out
to a company in Chicago or somewhere that may still have capability to
manufacture some if we can find them?  I think I have heard that  
quite a few
Greenkeyers are wanting this gear.  Anyone work for Teletype  
Corporation that might
know, please help with any info you might have that I could track  
down the
original manufacturer.

I have had an offer from someone who thinks he can have them made out of
aluminum, but dot think that is too good.  Maybe brass or bronze?   
Would probably
make too much noise.  Don House has been working on this and maybe he  
has some
leads he will share.

Wayne
KB1FDW
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