[GreenKeys] Teletype ribbons

[Lee Mushel]

Richard,

I think these guys might be talking about the "newer" machines and I don't 
have any of those and thus can't comment there but if you don't have purple 
fingers from rewinding the ribbons   you find in local supply stores onto 
old spools then you can't possibly be a "real  RTTY person."

73

Lee   K9WRU


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>    I thought most Teletype machines use the same ribbon as used in 
> standard, office size, Underwood typewriters.  This size ribbon and spools 
> are used in a ton of different typewriters, probably the most common size. 
> Teletype ribbons may differ in some way because they mostly got much 
> heavier use the even office typewriters but the strength of the impact of 
> the type bars should not be much different. Sometimes typewriters punch 
> holes in the ribbon and paper due to hardened platens or mis-adjustment of 
> the spacing of the type bar stops.  In any case, there are many sources of 
> typewriter ribbons although I understand that most are made by a single 
> company and sold in long rolls which are cut down by the retailer.
>    Old style metal spools are getting hard to find but can be reused 
> forever.
>
>
> --
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles
> WB6KBL
> dickburk at ix.netcom.com
>
>
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