[GreenKeys] Teletype 43 ribbons?

[simon]

I think it's time to roll our own design. I never was fond of this 
system and i have a 3d rinter at hand.

now where did I put my spare time...

On 10-10-15 01:57, Charles wrote:
> My box of five cartridge ribbons for Teletype 43 is old and dried out.
> There does not seem to be any current source for these ribbons that I
> can find. Does anyone know if new ones can be had anywhere?
>
> Some years ago when I first got the 43, I had bought some ribbons and
> found that the loop was too long and the tensioner could not keep it
> tight enough to advance the ribbon during carriage return. I contacted
> the manufacturer (don't remember who) and after a discussion with one of
> their engineers, they admitted that they had indeed made a bad batch,
> and sent me a box of five with the correct length loop :) unfortunately
> those are all dried out now.
>
> In the meantime, I drilled a small hole above the foam ink roller
> (inside the cartridge), shot in some WD-40 and waited for it to soak
> into the roller.
> That seems to be working adequately for now, but who knows for how long...
>
>
>
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