[GreenKeys] Teletype Punch on Ebay
George B. Hutchison
w7tty at olypen.com
Sun Mar 7 20:13:12 EST 2010
The description is a LARB 201.
That is essentially a LARP, which is a multi-magnet NON-TYPING reperforator.
The machine accepts parallel data, and when the character is set-up in the
punch a clutch magnet is fired which causes the shaft to turn and punch the
character.
It is also a chad type set-up, so you better be ready to deal with a lot of
chads.
I think they operate at a max capability of 200 words per minute, as I
recall the machine having a two-step clutch arrangement. I might be wrong,
as it's been a while since I peeked into one.
The magnets are happy with about 60 volts DC applied.
I still have the remains of a LARP test set I built up to test similar units
for teleephone companies that had LARP machines in their toll-ticketing
systems.
W7TTY
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