[GreenKeys] TT-76 Part needed

[Duncan M. Brown]

Larry,

I don't think that the TT-76 had a civilian/commericial version. It is a
typing reperforator with tape reader.  It was designed & manufactured by
Kleinschmidt Laboratories for the US Army c1957-1990 and was the major
component of the AN/GGC-3.  (Kleinschmidt tape readers did  not have a
"distributor" like the early Teletype Corp units, their tape readers were
more like the Teletype M28 tape readers.)

Edward Kleinschmidt was one of the founders of the Teletype Corp.
(Kleinschmidt Electric Co merged with the Morkrum Co. in 1924 to form the
Morkrum-Kleinschmidt Co, which later shortened its name to "Teletype
Corp.")  After WWII, the US Signal Corps realized the importance of TTY
communications, but wanted a smaller, lighter weight, unit than the
Teletype Corp. M15.  Edward Kleinschmidt came out of retirement, started
Kleinschmidt Labroratories, won the US Signal Corps bid and started
producing TTYs for the the US Army in 1954.

The Kleinschmidt tactical page printer was the TT-4 (AN/PGC-1)  and the
"fixed" station page printer was the TT-98 (AN/UGC-4; AN/FGC-25).  The
TT-98 did have a commercial version, the model 150.  The selector magnets
of the TT-76 and the TT-98 series are probably the same (but I'd have to
check the TMs to be sure.)

A little history lesson for you.

Have fun,

Duncan Brown, K2OEQ
USASA  31J

Chief TTY operator & repairman
AWA Electronic Communication Museum
http://www.antiquewireless.org/




> [Original Message]
> From: Larry Tighe <larryradio at worldnet.att.net>
> To: <n1jzv at midmaine.com>; <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: 08-Dec-08 17:26:06
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] TT-76 Part needed
>
> Mark et.al.,
>
> Often I see the military reference to a machine and have no idea what it
is 
> in the civilian counterpart.  You might find parts more easily if you
could 
> relate that info.  Having been a Huey pilot for 18 years, I can tell you 
> there were absolutely no TT's on those kind of ships  LOL....we did have 
> AN/ARC's though :>) but they didn't type very much!!!
>
> lar
>
> > Looking for a selector magnet/assy for a TT-76C, it does not seem to be
> > adjusting correctly and suspect the magnets have gotten week over time.
> > Thanks for your help
> >
> > Mark Burgess
> >
> > W1ACP
>
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