[GreenKeys] teletype 43 paper tape docs

[Ronan Scaife]

Don,

many thanks for your offer.

Aaron Nabil suggests that it is simply a matter of lubrication, and I 
will try that, but the docs would be useful anyway.

Would photos of the chad box be useful?

Best Wishes,

Don Robert House wrote:
> I have quite a bit of documentation on the M42 and M43.  I will look 
> through it and scan anything on the punch reader unit.
> It may take a few days.  You could also write to Western Numeric Control 
> (wnc).  They used to repair them.
> You can find them on the web.
> 
> I have four punch reader units for the M42, but all of them are missing 
> the chad box.
> I would like to borrow someone's chad box to make replicas.
> 
> Don
> K9TTY
> Currently in Ringwood, Illinois, USA
> 
> 
> On 23 Jul 2009, at 10:09 AM, Ronan Scaife wrote:
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> I bought an ASR43 paper tape attachment for a Teletype Model 43 on Ebay
> last month (the first one, not the "new/old stock" one.) As the punch
> advance does not seem to work, I need to gain access to any relevant
> technical documents that may be available. I have already done an
> exhaustive web search.
> 
> Does anyone on this list have scanned versions available of service or
> assembly drawings or schematics for the tape unit?
> 
> If not, I am willing to pay a reasonable amount for an electronic or
> paper copy of such materials.
> 
> I am located in Dublin, Ireland.
> 
> Best Wishes,