[GreenKeys] The Model 14 Teletypewriters in one PDF

[Duncan Brown]

Thanks Don & Nick!!

Duncan

On 15-Jul-12 17:44, Nick England wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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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