[GreenKeys] Model 28 All Wound Up PART II

[tony j. podrasky]

Note: after you hit the Carriage Return, try to pull (push) the
carriage a little more to the right. That might free up the pawls.

tony j. podrasky wrote:
> 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
> NNNN
> ZCZC
> 
> 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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