[GreenKeys] Teletype Model 33 ASR Restoration UPDATE *** & Question for the list

[Chris Elmquist]

wow. I want to work there! A place that has a conference room full of Teletype stuff...  :-)

Awesome work Dave!

Chris N0JCF


On October 4, 2015 6:48:19 PM CDT, David Tumey <davetumey at yahoo.com> wrote:
>GK's,
>Well, this is my penultimate post on the teletype restoration project I
>started back in January of 2014.  What a trip!
>To limit the size of the email I posted only 3 photos, the first is of
>all 4 restored covers in a long row on my conference room table.  The
>second photo is a closeup of the '614 cover and the third is a closeup
>of the '369 cover - that is for the "UMass" machine, the teletype that
>started the whole project.  It was also the cover in the worst cosmetic
>condition, so I am really pleased to have it back to like new after all
>these years.
>The most difficult part of the project was collecting up all the
>missing bits and pieces - buttons, covers, springs, spindles, etc. - it
>seems Teletype is not making these parts anymore :>).
>My question to the group is:  If you look closely at the '614 photo
>(second photo), you will notice that the color of this cover is
>different from the other three.  The three others all have the
>"traditional" tan/gray patina while the '614 has what I would describe
>as a "light-olive-gray" color.  It is definitely the original color as
>I have sampled the inside and all of the parts (T/R cover, T/P
>cover,KB, etc.) match perfectly but do not match the other 3 covers. I
>am wondering if these machines could be ordered in different colors?
> Was "light-olive-gray" an option?  If so, is this a rare color
>combination?
>I have outlined the various methods used to complete the restoration
>work in previous posts to the list and will not repeat them here,
>however, feel free to email me if you have specific questions and I
>would be happy to help you with your own restoration projects.
>When the 4x machines are completely assembled I will post some photos -
>the last post for this project.  I have a lot of little detail work to
>do, label restoration, re-install restored platens, restore the copy
>holders, etc.  The project should conclude in the Jan 2016 timeframe.
>Thanks in advance for answering my question(s).--daveW5DT
>
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