[GreenKeys] ASR-33 adjustments

Mon Apr 13 13:18:57 EDT 2015

Hugh  -  I highly recommend  Wayne. He has been a great help  to the SMECC 
museum on restoring  our  ASR 32!

He   gets a gold star  form  us!

Ed Sharpe  Archivist  for SMECC  _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)   

In a message dated 4/12/2015 4:42:58 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
hpyle at cabezal.com writes:

Thanks everyone!  

Don - I was one of those kids (not in Illinois, though).  Much  
key-pounding, and hitting the "break" key, and so on.  Taught me to type  at a very 
steady speed...

I have a set of the Teletype manuals, and have read most of them in the  
right sequence, but darned if I can get things to tick over and print local  
properly after lifting off the typing set for cleaning.  I've been  cautious 
about working on them, for exactly that reason;  both have had a  decent 
clean with very limited disassembly (except for that time I made the  mistake 
of removing a keyboard cover) and lubrication to order. Now I've  learned a 
lot in the process, but am belatedly realizing I may have bitten off  more 
than my patience will handle.

I will look our for Wayne - that seems like a good option.  Most of  
Vermont is drivable distance from here.

Hugh

On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 6:10 PM, Don Robert House K9TTY  
<_62.5milliamps at gmail.com_ (mailto:62.5milliamps at gmail.com) > wrote:

Besides  Les V the best person in the area you live is Wayne Durkee, in  
Vermont.  He restores 32s and 33s for keeping his bills paid.
Wayne  also helps others.  At the present time he is on a trip to Oklahoma 
but  will return on April 17 if my memory serves.

I have a Model 33  textbook from Ohio Bell that I can either scan or make a 
copy and mail it to  you.
The book is not large and was used to train techs back in the  70s.  It is 
a bit less complicated than the actual Teletype  manuals.

You could call me on the phone if you need an audio overview  of how the 
machine operates and what does what.

Let me  know.
Don
K9TTY
In exile in northern Illinois (815) 653-0683 10 AM  to 10 PM central time...

P.S. The bit about "It is made by Mattell  and so it is swell." was what we 
used to tell customers that used a M33 for  heavy duty applications.
These folks really needed a M35 and some times  the wear was so bad we 
would replace the entire 33ASR.
The one I remember  the most was at a math class at the Barrington, IL High 
School.  In use  before, during, and after school and weekends.
Kids trying to learn  programming… they would often pound on various parts 
of the machine if the  shared computer was slow or their solution was 
incorrect..

On 09 Apr 2015, at 11:09 PM, Hugh Pyle  wrote:

> I have two ASR-33 that I've cleaned (some, not  exhaustively) over time, 
and repaired obvious mechanical issues.  But  neither is adjusted to usable 
condition. The process confounds my  attempts.  Is there anyone who would do 
that, or teach me how, for a  reasonable fee?  Preferably in the 
northeastern USA (I'm in  Boston).
>
> Thanks!
>
>  Hugh
>
>

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