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

[Steve Garrison]

If you hold down the LOCAL CR, I wouldn't expect the platen to rotate.  Only if you held down the LOCAL LF!

Steve G./N4SEG


On Oct 19, 2011, at 10:13 AM, "tony j. podrasky" <tony.podrasky at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Nick;
> 
> BEFORE YOU DO THIS - wait a day or two to see if any of the actual
> experts makes a comment. I play with my 28-KSR all the time, but
> I haven't had a 28-ASR in a while - so I don't know if there is
> anything else to check.
> 
> 
> First - press the LOCAL CR key. Does it move the way you'd expect?
> If not, it is not engaged properly. To fix that:
> 
> 1. locate the 4 screws that hold the typing unit to the base. There
>    are 2 in the front (right and left side of the plate with the
>    wheels on it. Two in the back (back left of the typing unit - very
>    easy to get at and one just infront of the motor which requires
>    sticking a LONG screw driver down where the magnets are). Don't undo
>    the one that holds the motor in place.
> 
> 2. lift off the typing unit. I lift it by holding the back left side,
>    wrapping my hand around the section that holds the roll of paper, and
>    the lower right front, near where the right screw goes.
> 
> 3. put it aside and play with the LOCAL CR key. See where it goes to and
>    how the pawl moves. Does anything look bent?
> 
> 4. if all appears well, put the typing unit back.
> 
> First, gently place the front of the typing unit on the two pins that hold
>        it in place. Then lower the back part until it comes to a stop.
> 
> Next, turn the motor with your finger , looking at it from the right side
>       of the cabinet as referenced from the front of the machine (where
>       you'd be sitting) and turn it counter-clockwise or so that the top
>       turns toward the front. The typing unit should seat itself.
> 
> Finally, continue to turn the motor by hand, and hold down the LOCAL CR key.
>          If you fixed the problem, after enough turns you should see the
>          platten rotate. Reinstall the screws that hold the typing unit in
>          place.
> 
> 
> UE,
> W6ESE - tony
> NNNN
> ZCZC
> 
> Nick England wrote:
> 
>> 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
> 
> 
> -- 
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