[GreenKeys] ASR33 distributor clutch stuck

[Bob Coggeshall]

Thanks. I fiddled with the h-plate and nylon tab to no avail.. Wondering if
the clutch mechanism on the shaft is frozen.

As per subsequent emails to the list, my drive belt disintegrated, so I
have bigger problems..

This machine was saved from a garden shed where it might have been for
decades and it is no surprise the belt had turned to dust and goo

Some schadenfreude in seeing an '33 in worse shape than mine !

Tnx

On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Wayne Durkee <teletypeparts at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Bob,
>
>
> If there is no keyboard attached you can slide the H plate holder in the
> right front of the printer all the way back and this will stop the
> distributor clutch from tripping.  If you are going to use it as a receive
> only machine, that is the proper way to disable it.  Make sure to latch the
> clutch by giving a slight push on the distributor rotor towards the rear to
> latch the clutch.
>
>
> A better way might be to place a small stick under it on the inside.  This
> would be the way to do it if you plan on installing it in a complete 33.
> Then you would only need a slight adjustment of the H plate to keyboard
> when you install it.
>
>
> See pic with temp measure and red arrow points to screw to loosen if you
> want to disable the clutch more permanent.
>
>
> Pic is on a junker 33, so no laughing!
>
>
> 73,
>
>
> Wayne
>
> KB1FDW
>
>
>
>
>
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