[GreenKeys] Model 28 All Wound Up

[tony j. podrasky]

Hey Keelan;

I had that happen once.

What I did to clear it was hit a Carriage Return to release the
pawls (the little stepper feet that move the wheel) then put
A LITTLE pressure on the mechanism that holds the type hammer,
pushing the carriage to the left (home).

It seems to me (and this is 40 years ago I'm talking about) that
it was caused by setting the line for too many characters (like
about 80 per line) which caused the feet to jam-up and were not
able to be released (dropped down) when the CR was received.

UE,
W6ESE - tony
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Keelan Lightfoot wrote:
> The spring inside the spring drum on one of my Model 28s is would up tight,
> and seems to be jammed there. The escapement arm moves freely, but when it is
> disengaged from the toothed wheel on the spring drum, the drum doesn't unwind
> at all. I've poked and prodded at it with my fingers, but it doesn't seem to
> be interested in unwinding. Is there something obvious that I should be
> looking for?
> 
> - Keelan


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