[GreenKeys] Model 28 will not do FIGS anymore

[Jim Haynes]

Is this a machine with a keyboard?  So you can cut off power to the
motor and turn it by hand and watch things in slow motion.

The first thing to see if is the LTRS-FIGS code bar is moving from
side to side as it should.  On top of the stunt box, at the right
end of the machine (as viewed from the front) are the three slots
that do LTRS, FIGS, and unshift on space.  If you're copying weather
I guess you want unshift on space disabled; otherwise it is nice to
have turned on.  Anyway, you can see if the function bars for LTRS and
FIGS are working when those characters are received, and if they
are successfully moving the LTRS-FIGS code bar from side to side.

If not, then you have that part of the machine to work on.  If so, then
the trouble is in the front plate mechanism.  You might look down between
the front plate mechanism and the code bars and look for the part that
engages with the LTRS-FIGS code bar and be sure it is engaging.  BTW
make sure the stunt box is fully seated in its position, that the screws
holding it in have not fallen out.

If the trouble is in the front plate, well I don't have any experience in
fixing such things but it is fairly simple to take the front plate off
so you can get into it.

Jim W6JVE