[GreenKeys] Happened to find these on line... a question

Fri May 26 06:21:17 EDT 2017

Jordan,

I am pleased that your wife found the spider repulsion hypothesis to be
sound. It brought peace to my wife's mind as
well, since the same provision works nicely with Hammond tonewheel organs
(mine an RT-3 concert model) as well as
Teletypes. The Dearest releases a mighty shriek especially when Mr. Spider
deems it fit to plop into her lap whilst at the
console!

Of course, the bulbs were also strategically located in cabinets below
sinks in basement bathrooms to protect
plumbing from the deleterious effects of Mr. Frost. It was found that by
using the infrared bathroom warming light that
toilet spiders (Porcelanius Buttbitus) were repulsed by the light and
subsequent heat therefrom. It naturally followed that
the genus variant Teletypicus Urticarious would be repulsed by the same
course of action. After all, a spider is a spider.
But a dead spider? that is the best of them all!!

I add sessions of applied self-generated air degradation to the light and
heat methods above for a most efficacious assault
on the wee beasties. It seems they loathe intestinally vented combinations
of skatole and methane. In their haste to escape
they sometimes fail to don their gas masks adequately, and the deadly but
silent combination takes its toll on their little
book lungs, roasting them with the vigour of mustard gas!

Your mention of the "DC ballast lamp" is most helpful, and kudos to you for
your keen powers of observation, good sir!!
I have a Teletype loop supply, a PP-987, so designated because it was for
Navy use. This mighty foot-crushing chunk of
work bears in its NAVShips instruction manual 92378 requisite information
regarding using additional transformer taps to supplement the voltage used
by its selenium rectifiers as they aged. Part of the power supply
adjustment procedure to correct this discrepancy called for using a "dummy"
or "ballast" load of either resistors or lamps, or combinations thereof to
obtain the
correct loop supply condition for the purpose. Common incandescent bulbs of
25W, 40W and 60W could be combined in
series to make values needed, ie: 25W+60W=85W, 40W+60W=100W, 25W+25W= 50W,
and so on. So, true on this count.
After all, what is ballast for? Making necessary adjustments! And serving
the dual purpose of arachnid remediation as well as
lower extremity warming for optimal performance of "rising to the
occasion", whether to stand, or lower "landing gear" as a lovely lady
bearing malt based adult consumables graces one with her appearance!
Applied warmth is beneficial for both suspension
and load-bearing componentry as well as specific function hydraulics,
especially as a man ages...

No, dear sir. You are not the dishevelled man in the "open back" hospital
gown meandering about with unkempt "bedhead post electroshock" hair and
muttering soothingly to himself. I am... I am Batman! I remain

Ever your friend and humble servant!

Mark

Flatulent, corpulent, well-illuminated slayer of Teletype and toilet
spiders and other sundry beasties that creep upon the Earth

On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 12:52 AM, Jordan Spencer Cunningham <js at cunni.co>
wrote:

> I like your theories to explain the existence of the mysterious teletype
> table bulb. My wife particularly likes the spider repulsion aspect as she
> does not do well with arachnids about. She already feels better about
> having my teletypes down in that basement with your theory.
>
> While I certainly don't know for sure the purpose myself, I recently came
> into possession of a Teletype Corp. branded table for a Model 19. It, too,
> had a bulb (60 watt incandescent, to be precise, probably screwed into its
> socket some 40 years ago when the previous owner last used the machines).
> Under the bulb was labeled "DC BALLAST LAMP". This has led me to believe it
> may be acting, alone or in series with other components, as a current
> limiter for the DC current loop that's built in to the table and/or for the
> DC outlets also built into the table.
>
> Someone who lived and breathed these machines for decades can confirm or
> tell me I'm out in left field, wandering like a shuffling, lost mental
> patient in a hospital gown and unkempt hair.
>
> --Jordan
>
> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 9:30 PM, Mark Hall <ke5lib001 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Gentlemen,
>>
>> I have a small supply of aforementioned ribbons from said Seller. The
>> metal reels lend a nice authentic touch to any Teletype and after gingerly
>> moistening
>> one ribbon with a light application of WD-40 I obtained reasonably clear
>> copy. I did let the ribbon absorb the spray and dry somewhat overnight. The
>> topic of
>> re-inking, which to some represents one of the most odious of tasks, is
>> interesting to me. I would welcome hearing from others of greater
>> experiences and
>> wisdom who have done their own re-inking.
>>
>> With the advent of the Cybermarket, it is possible to find some of the
>> most esoteric of things, shoes and ships and sealing wax, cabbages and
>> strings! I mean
>> kings...
>>
>> Sure. Ribbons are easily obtained, in a plethora of eye-captivating
>> colors (including hot pink). But, there is a charm to learning an obscure
>> skill prior to an
>> Apocalyptic/SHTF event or era. Then when tanks and zombies are trundling
>> through the streets, I will be all cosy in my bunker practising my
>> marketable arts
>> of re-inking, distillery and zymurgy. Then, as the sunlight deems us the
>> safety to venture out of our lairs to commingle and commarket for staples,
>> I will ply for
>> my needs by offering things readily desired by most, to wit consumable
>> medicinal alcohol, adult malt based beverages, and lovingly hand-re-inked
>> Teletype
>> ribbons. I will even offer a deposit on returned reels. In this way
>> business is repeated with joy. Harmony and good will among men shall
>> abound. And cough syrup
>> will be of the most efficacious admixture.
>>
>> OK. My question:
>>
>> In the pic of the 15 KSR for RTTY there is a socket with a light bulb
>> under the table top of the 15 KSR's table. I have also posed this question
>> to Seller of same
>> device: "What is this for?" At present I can only surmise two utilities
>> for such an implementation:
>>
>> #1 Repulsion of Teletype spiders.
>>
>> The light bulb (most effective if 100 watt incandescent variety) would be
>> sufficient to ward of the deadly poisonous Teletypicus Urticarious spider
>> which afflicts its
>> victim in the most specious manner, attacking the nervous system with
>> neurotoxins in its bite, causing the hapless victim to collect all things
>> Teletype and
>> live after the Baudot or ASCII manner, with all compliance. This is
>> similar to, and considered a variant of the "zombie" state, without the
>> culinary desire for fresh
>> brains. Instead old lubricant saturated felts and crusty insulation are
>> relished as delicacies and the aroma of Teletype oil is almost aphrodisiac
>> in effect.
>>
>> #2 Knee warmer
>>
>> In a Godforsaken, damned cold environment where the ham/RTTY operator
>> finds himself exiled, from warmth, companionship and loving family- such as
>> attic or
>> basement, the knee warmer light is a godsend for those with achy lower
>> extremities. The warmth keeps the joints ready to allow vertical
>> re-disposition and ambulation
>> of the person to interrupt fights amongst unruly children, hauling
>> garbage for the beloved or merely fetching another beer from the 'fridge.
>> #1 still applies with this,
>> because Teletype and basement toilet spiders adore lonely cold places too.
>>
>> OK. It's time for me to open that "Bedtime" compartment on my pill
>> organizer. I bid all of the peace and sleep this even.
>>
>> 73!
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> i-Telex # 74047
>>
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