[GreenKeys] Dried-Out Teletype ribbons

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right on!
in the 70's  kept the ribbon for my 14  typing reperf   going  for ages  
with  wd40!
 
I would like to find a nice  14  typing reperf  with the  celluion type 
keys  on it
 
both as a display item for the museum but also out of fondness of the one I 
 had   eons  ago....
 
 
Ed#  _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)  Arizona's  communication  
museum
 
 
In a message dated 3/28/2013 10:34:26 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
info at drukknop.nl writes:

I have  had some moderate good results in applying some wd40 to the 
ribbon. first  i wrap it around a big flat or cylindrical core to make it 
easier to to  aply. don't soak them, just apply a tyny amount. rewind and 
let it sit for  a day so the ink gets time to dilute again.

On 28/03/13 02:25, David  Burns wrote:
> I purchased an eBay batch of teletype ribbons which the  seller
> represented as sealed in plastic.  On receipt, it was  revealed that the
> plastic was not sealed, and the ribbons were dried  out.
>
> The seller gave me a price break, and I went on to search  the Internet
> for a description of the chemical contents of typewriter  ink.
>
> As you may well imagine there are many, but the one  ingredient that
> surfaced over and over again was  /glycerine/.
>
> Acting on a suspicion that I could re-activate  dried out ribbons by
> applying glycerine (or even dunking the whole  ribbon in a glycerin
> bath), I purchased a 6 oz bottle of "Pure  Glycerin" at the local CVS
> pharmacy for a couple of  bucks.
>
> More later...
>
> -Dave in  Boston
>
>
>
>
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-- 
Met vriendelijke  Groet,

Simon  Claessen
drukknop.nl
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