[GreenKeys] 28ASR likes local FIGS, not line FIGS

[Nick England]

I think I've answered my own question - looks like this 28ASR has got
unshift-on-space and my QBF generator must be sending
...BACK<FIGS><SP>01234567890
My QBF test tape must have ...BACK<SP><FIGS>01234567890 and my other
typing unit must not have unshift-on-space.

The great thing about being a novice at TTY technology is that I do
indeed get to learn something new every day!!

Second acomplishment of the day - looking at the power switch control
rod lying on the table next to the otherwise assembled 28ASR and
saying hmmm. Managed to sneak it under the base and the ESU to wiggle
it into the proper location without having to disassemble the whole
dang thing. Now I can turn it on/off without sticking my fingers into
the motor fan....

Next up - 1) figuring out why the LOCAL CR lever isn't engaging the
typing unit. 2) figuring out where those other leftover parts go.....

cheers,
Nick K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 10:52 PM, Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Gang - Recently I've dived back into the WU 28ASR that I first took
> apart for cleaning 3-4 years ago (there are only a few leftover parts,
> honest).
>
> The typing unit prints everything OK in LINE TEST mode from the
> keyboard and from the TD.
> But from my FOX generator (AN/UGA-8), it doesn't seem to recognize FIGS.
> It prints all the LTRS just fine with the rangefinder between 25 and
> 100, but I ain't got no FIGS
>
> At the end of QBF it prints ...BACK 1234567890 from a test tape on the TD
> But from the test generator it goes ...BACK QWERTYUIOP
> Substituting my other typing unit (in a KSR) into the same test
> generator loop gives  ...BACK 1234567890 - the way it spose to be.
>
> I'm still a TTY newbie - is this a common problem? what should I look for?
> The line polar relay doesn't like FIGS, but all other characters are OK?
>
> thanks,
> Nick K4NYW
>