[GreenKeys] type cylinder swap

Tue Apr 19 18:08:34 EDT 2016

     FWIW, I collect typewriters. Finding dust covers especially for 
office machines is difficult.  There are covers sold on ebay etc but 
they are expensive an are made of clear plastic.  Perhaps collectors 
want them clear to display the machine but the original ones were 
usually black.  I doubt if even the largest ones would fit a Teletype 
although some printer covers might. It is possible to make them if you 
are more skilled at sewing than I am.
Actually, I don't think I've ever seen a fitted dust cover for a 
Teleprinter, as said below they were usually set up to be working and 
could not be ventilated in a fitted cover.

On 4/19/2016 2:54 PM, teletypeparts at comcast.net wrote:
> Ed,
>
> Slash zero's are ME typewheels.  They are the most scarce.
>
> I have seen a dust cover a time or two but they were aftermarket and I 
> dont think designed for 32/33's.  A lot of 32 and 33's were Telex and 
> TWX and always unattended.  There were soundproof covers for 32/33.  
> Sometimes they had a fan for air movement.
>
> Make sure you unplug the power to your 33 overnight or long periods of 
> non-use.  Bad for the SMD card and a dust cover would make it even 
> worse.  Even a slight chance of fire.
>
> A 39 gallon Lawn and Leaf trash bag slides over a 33 perfectly.  Also 
> a clear plastic bag that Fed Ex and UPS uses on rainy days when they 
> leave a package at your door.  If you get lucky, you will find one 
> that way.
>
> Wayne
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From: *"E. Groenenberg" <ed at groenenberg.net>
> *To: *"teletypeparts" <teletypeparts at comcast.net>
> *Cc: *greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> *Sent: *Tuesday, April 19, 2016 4:06:06 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [GreenKeys] type cylinder swap
>
> Hello Wayne.
>
> Yes, exactly. A 'slash zero' one is what I'm looking for.
>
> With the dust cover I mean a cover like the ones you see being used
> on typewriters and such. It's usually of thin vinyl.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ed
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> On Tue, April 19, 2016 21:42, teletypeparts at comcast.net wrote:
> > Ed,
> >
> > Wish I could help, but I have almost no extra typewheels.
> >
> > As I understand it, you have 2 or 3 slash Ohh's and want slash zero's?
> >
> > What do you mean by dust cover?
> >
> > Wayne
> > KB1FDW
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: "E. Groenenberg" <ed at groenenberg.net>
> > To: GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 2:44:10 PM
> > Subject: [GreenKeys] type cylinder swap
> >
> > Hello.
> >
> > I'm currently cleaning and servicing my ASR33 so I can hook it up
> > again to my PDP-11.
> > All goes well, and at the moment I'm waiting to get a set of new
> > rubber hammer pads delivered from the UK (Thanks Robert!), as my
> > n.o.s. spares all have become mushy :(
> >
> > I noticed that my print-head is using the letter 'O' as the zero
> > and the number '0' (with slash) as the letter 'Oh'.
> >
> > Of my 2 spare cylinders that I have are the same, none of them have
> > these 2 characters swapped, as used on computer terminals.
> >
> > So, I was wondering if someone wants to swap a computer style version
> > for a non computer one. My 2 heads are in good condition, one appears
> > to be never have been used.
> >
> > Just wondering, how rare is the dustcover of a teletype model 33?
> > All the pictures I have seen so far never show it.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ed
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> >
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