[GreenKeys] Model 19 gears

[Kevin H. Phillips]

This might not be the "final report" on this particular machine but I 
thought I'd let everyone know that I got it printing properly. The thing 
is, I'm not sure how I did it.  Last night I removed the type basket 
again to check to see if anything was amiss and to make sure I got 
everything lined up correctly when I re-installed the typing unit.  This 
morning I finished re-connecting the typing basket.  I fired up the 
machine on ITTY.  It still printed garbage. I tried playing with the 
rangefinder a little more but this didn't help.  I kept looking for 
anything that seemed out of place (loose or missing springs, etc.) but 
couldn't see anything.  I do remember taking my finger and holding up 
the 6th vane/code bar while the machine ran.  It seemed to be at that 
point that the machine started printing more intelligibly.  Then I 
fiddled with the rangefinder some more and got pretty consistent 
results.  I am wondering if I might have gotten oil on the magnets or 
too much oil/grease in spots and the more the machine ran the more it 
worked itself out.  For awhile it was doing a few things like printing 
"I" instead of "P", dropping "H", and a few other things like that but 
at the moment it seems to be printing 100%.  At times I wonder if my 
Internet connection might be playing a role.

In any event, the worst part appears to be over; now I need to trace out 
the wiring to get the keyboard and punch connected into the loop.  I 
took a short video on my phone that I will try to attach if this will go 
to the list.  As always, I really appreciate the help, and especially 
patience, from list members.

73

Kevin

W5TTY


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