[GreenKeys] Model 15 Resto

[Scott Clark]

> 
> > In a message dated 12/6/2013 2:04:26 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
> > olds1960 at hotmail.com  writes:
> 
> > Oh,  and I cleaned the fuse block in the ultrasonic machine...it looks
> > pretty nice  now.  Can you still get those fuses?  Haven't seen one in a long
> > time...would like to keep it original, but if that's not possible I'll try
> > find something that looks like it belongs there anyway.
> 
> No problem.
> 
> The Teletype part is 103288 Fusetron 1.4 AMR
> Nomenclature is Fuse, plug type, Edison base.  These are still standard 
> parts.
> 
> Teletype motors have a nameplate draw of 2.2A.  So they can be fused
> around 3A.  Here's a suitable fuse:
> 
> Cooper Bussmann Edison Base Plug Fuse - 3-2/10 Amps	
> Model # BP-T-3-2/10
> That's a slow-blow type to handle motor starting currents.
> 
> Sources:
> 
> http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/202259313
> http://www.sears.com/nbsp-bussmann-bp-t-3-2-10-t-fusetron-fuse/p-SPM1652656714
> 
> 				John Nagle
> 

Thanks, John!  It's always amazing to me to find out this sort of thing is still available...

Got the motor all back together.  I was taking some ebay pics this weekend, so I tossed the motor in for a couple of pictures.  Here's what it looked like when installed in the machine before disassembly:

http://s114.photobucket.com/user/toolbox007/media/Teletype%20M15/IMG_20131128_132300_404_zps80e4fba4.jpg.html

And here it is, returned to its former glory...

http://s114.photobucket.com/user/toolbox007/media/Teletype%20M15/IMG_9866_zps231256a3.jpg.html

The brass tag cleaned up pretty nice.

http://s114.photobucket.com/user/toolbox007/media/Teletype%20M15/IMG_9867_zps47d365bf.jpg.html

Looks pretty good...now lets just hope it doesn't start smoking after running the machine for a few minutes or something lol.

http://s114.photobucket.com/user/toolbox007/media/Teletype%20M15/IMG_9868_zps436537e2.jpg.html

The base is next...  There's a place that does media blasting here locally...I might see what they would charge to strip it.  It's not much bigger than a car rim, so I wouldn't think it would be very much.  Then I'd get a perfectly clean place to start from.  Looks like it's either magnesium or aluminum, so they'd probably have to soda blast it...beads are probably too aggressive.  Or I could just slather it up with zip strip...it works, but makes a pretty big mess and it's really tough getting in the nooks and cranies.  And it probably doesn't work when it's below freezing lol.  If blasting is cheap enough I'll do that instead.      



 		 	   		  
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