[GreenKeys] Teletype ribbons

[John Nagle]

> From: "Dave Hunter" <dhunter at islandregister.com>
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] ASR-33
> To: "Larry Tighe" <larryradio at att.net>
> Cc: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
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> Hi Larry and all:
> 
> Now, that sounds as if it would work. The problem was, that 
> I used my only good ribbon in my Model 28 ASR, and that 
> left me only with a couple of NOS, but dried out British 
> Navy ribbons, made for a European machine. They had no 
> rivets at the ends, and I had to swap spools to make them 
> work...
> 
> However, with this little trick, they should work just 
> great.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dave

    You're working too hard.

    All the mechanical Teletypes use standard Underwood typewriter ribbons,
which are still available. They're Nukote B76 ribbons, available from Amazon.com:

	http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EFJY8U

    The original ribbons were cotton, and these are nylon, so they don't
last as long.  You can turn them over and use the other half, though.

					John Nagle