[GreenKeys] Kleinschmidt morning sickness

[John Nagle]

 > From: Steve Garrison <steve.n4tty at gmail.com> To: Jim Haynes
> <jhhaynes at earthlink.net>
>
> Well while some might think that normal, I'd say that something was
> wrong and the machine needs some type of service.  Something is
> binding in some manner.  Maybe some old grease that when cold doesn't
> allow the proper motion, but when it gets warm it seems OK.  Since it
> clears up after a few minutes maybe just let it go for now, but
> eventually it may become more evident where the problem lies.
>
> Steve G./N4TTY Sent from my iPhone
>
>>> On Sep 10, 2016, at 22:18, Jim Haynes <jhhaynes at earthlink.net>
>>> I was talking to a guy tonight and the subject of Kleinschmidt
>>> came up. I told him I had acquired a pretty nice KSR a while
>>> back, and after getting everything freed up and oiled it works
>>> quite well.  Except that when it is first started up it makes
>>> errors until it has been run for several minutes.  I haven't
>>> tried to improve on that because I know selectors are pretty
>>> delicate things and I have no Kleinschmidt training.
>>>
>>> He told me that behavior is completely normal, that he worked
>>> with the machines in the military and had to run them for 5 or 10
>>> minutes before they would print correctly.
>>>
>>> Can anyone else confirm or deny?

    All five of my machines (three Model 14 tape printers,
two Model 15 machines) come out of a cold start working
properly.  I haven't worked on Kleinschmidt machines, though.

    Look for a lubrication problem. There's probably something
binding in the selector. Start out with a cold machine and
send RYRYRY at full speed to see which bits are sticking.

    How cold is the environment? If you're down near freezing,
you may have legit lubricant warmup problems.  At room temperature,
if there's trouble, something is wrong.

    I use 0-20W synthetic motor oil and white lithium grease
for lubrication.  Those are lubricants with uniform properties;
they don't leave crud behind when they evaporate.

				John Nagle