[GreenKeys] M19 troubleshooting

[wa2hwj at att.net]

Kevin,

Does the machine print the 0 or 9 as it's carraige returning? What is the range of the
selector? Where is it set? What is the source of the test signal?  Can you see the
correct character set up on the selector? Does the problem show up at
machine speed or even when typing the character by hand?
The 15's functions are "decoded" by function bars that are behind the horizontal
character setup code bars. If there is some sort of obstruction of one of the
code bars at a certain position of the carraige, that could cause the CAR RET
function bar to select. 
It's hard to diagnose via email, but maybe the above might give you a few ideas.

73,
Jack K0TTY


-------------- Original message from kh-phillips at 9-5usa.org: -------------- 


> With a couple of spare parts obtained after a posting on this list I 
> finally got my M19 going this evening. (Yay!) It seems to be working well 
> in general. However, in typing test sentences I have noticed a small 
> problem. If I type an "O" or "9" in about the 64th character of a line 
> (when I get to the O of country in "now is the time . . . ") the carriage 
> returns. If I type random characters or figures for an entire line, even 
> O or 9, it does not do this. If I type random character/figures and then 
> go back to the test sentence, it will work fine for 2-3 times and then 
> resume executing a carriage return if I type O or 9. I tried typing just 
> any old text (from newspaper, etc.) and it does the same thing: carriage 
> return if an O or 9 falls at that particular point in a line. 
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions and advice. 
> 
> 73 
> Kevin 
> KE5CQJ 
> 
> 
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