[GreenKeys] Retrowagon ASR 33

[Jeff Albrecht]

I've got my ASR33 working pretty well. MegaThanks to Wayne!! I swapped 
the stand of my KSR on to the ASR. The ASR was on a GE 'Mobile Teletype 
orig/ans' labeled stand. Probably a relationship between the definition 
of mobile and Moore's law ehh? Is anyone specifically looking for one of 
these GE desks /stand? and/or know a little history of the GE desk?

I made a current loop to RS-232 converter from plans of Mike Douglas 
(deramp) I've tested it working.


Note the array of lubricants and fluids recently used. The labels came 
off pretty well. A little to well on the cover where the dialer would go 
where I used 'goof off'. Perhaps it's revealing the true color - it 
didn't bubble up. Here is a before picture where you can see the labels 
that have been removed. 
http://retrowagon.org/wiki/index.php/File:Teletype_Model_33_Repair.png
I think the Formula 409, in my case Simple Green, and Alcohol were the 
two best chemicals in my cleaning. The 409 got most of the paper and 
some gum offf, while the Alcohol was helpful in the last mile. Lot of 
elbow grease too. The keys still have a kind of white chalky feeling 
substance on them. Thanks to all for the suggestions of removal procedures.

A shame the front edge of the case is broken above the power switch. But 
all in all not to bad. I do have a copy holder and a chad box.

Went to Homedepot for some PVC to make a spindle for the punch paper 
tape holder.

I need to find all the screws that hold the case to the base. And a 
couple springs for the paper cover.

  - jeffa KF7CRU


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