[GreenKeys] The Model 14 Teletypewriters in one PDF

[Nick England]

Great work, Don! - the 12MB pdf is now posted at
http://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/tty/P35-M14-Practices.pdf

cheers,
Nick

On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 10:48 PM, DR HOUSE <k9tty at dls.net> wrote:

>
> A big job, but I finally finished it.  I scanned the Bell System P35
> Practice
> for all Model 14 Teletypewriters.  I think it is an important set of
> bulletins.
>
> The P Practices were small notepad sized manuals that cover just about
> everything you needed to know, from getting releases from customers
> to organizing and performing routine maintenance, troubleshooting, etc.
>
> This set of documentation is 345 pages that covers everything to do
> with the Model 14 line.  The sections are from 1933 to 1955.  This
> particular manual was kept up to date by a foreman and so is free of
> fingerprints and has most updates.
>
> Whatever you might be looking for, it is probably here. It even includes
> the early switching system used to monitor traffic, the color of the
> wires,
> all the different wiring plans, the special units used at the manual TWX
> switchboards and test-boards.
>
> I put this together over several days.  As with just about everything
> I do,
> there is good news and bad news. First, the paper is very thin, and so
> some of the text from the back side shows through. Second, the
> addendums are printed on pink paper which does not scan properly.
> However I am able to read and understand each page.  Finally the
> high resolution PDF is 12.4 MegaBytes, which is pretty large to send
> over the web.  I did make a low resolution version but the early fonts
> and diagrams do not show up well in the 4.5 MB version.
>
> In conclusion, it would be good to remind you that the Model 14 line
> includes the GPE perforator, also known as the 14A and as the Black
> and Green perforator.  Then there is the Tape Printers 2B and 14
> and the Reperforators 14 and 20, the Typing Reperforators, and
> the Transmitter Distributors. Also covered are four different motors.
>
> I can burn you a CD for $5. which includes postage, or I can upload
> the 12.4 file to one or more sites so that you can download it.  I
> can also print you a copy and mail it to you via Media Mail but that
> would cost you $35. I do not think the low resolution file is worth
> much as reading it would give you a headache.  I also do not want
> to spend a lot of time sending the large file to many people as it
> takes quite a while and ties up my computer.
>
> I am hopeful that some of you with websites will reply and put
> this important document up for others to download.
>
> Happy Teletyping and 73, Don K9TTY
>
>
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