[GreenKeys] AN/UGC-74A

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Kleinschmidt has a machine called an ADS321 (I think) that had that same
engraved drum...I wonder....



-------------- Original message from "Larry Tighe" <larryradio at worldnet.att.net>: -------------- 


> Bit in the butt by the lowest bidder!! 
> 
> I cannot imagine a TTY machine part melting but it did. The platten in the 
> 74A just turned into goo and melted all over the inside of the machine. At 
> first I thought it was some kind of capacitor bleeding. 
> 
> It was the platten! All that was left was the round metal rod that had been 
> coated by this once solid, now gooey, mess. 
> 
> I cleaned up the mess with laquer thinner. Made a new platten by putting a 
> heavy duty shrink tube on the former platten rod...normally shrink used to 
> seal coax cable connections on a tower installation....and it works 
> perfectly. 
> 
> Next, a decent ribbon and she should be up and running. It has an awesome 
> spinning drum with all the letters/figures on it....an incredible device. 
> 
> Now I feel better :>) 
> 
> lar 
> K2JIA 
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