[GreenKeys] Replacing Model 14 tape printer rubber platens

[Steve Garrison]

Glad you got the Model 14 printing again!  And Kleinschmidt platen cranks are not compatible with the model 15 variety that seem to grow legs and walk away.  Although it seems as if the Kleinschmidt variety also have the ability to grow legs and walk off.  Must be something in the platen crank gene that causes that to happen.  :-)

Steve G./N4TTY


On Jun 12, 2012, at 12:24 AM, John Nagle <nagle at animats.com> wrote:

>> On Jun 11, 2012, at 3:00 AM, John Nagle wrote:
>>> I need to replace, or at least re-attach, the rubber platen
>>> on a Model 14 tape printer. Is there any suggested replacement?
> 
>     It turns out the rubber platen roller is fine.  It had become
> wrapped in several layers of old gummed tape, turned solid black
> by the ribbon.  Once the old gummed tape had been removed, and
> all the adhesive cleaned off (Q-tips and dish detergent) the
> rubber roller looked new, and this Model 14 now works.  I ran it
> for about an hour today on a bench at TechShop.
> 
>                John Nagle
> 
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