[GreenKeys] Model 15 take apart for parts

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ok. no reply. fine. will ditch the machine and keep the keycaps and crank.



On 02-06-18 21:47, simon wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> i have a model 15 in bad shape and am contemplating taking it apart for 
> parts and scraping the rest. there is a lot of rust and quite a few 
> springs are broken by rust. this is the cast iron base version.
> 
> besides the key caps, are there any parts worth keeping?
> 
> other option is that it is ready for pickup in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
> 
> it is missing quite a few key caps (gone to the model 14) and its (very 
> heavy) bottom plate and the case has been painted bright green hamerite 
> kind of paint. the crank is included.
> 
> its place will be taken by a very nice tektronix 545A scope as i have a 
> few other electro-mechanical printers (model 14, siemens t37g, t100, 
> flexowriters)
> 
> imho it is not worth restoring as almost all the springs are brittle an 
> need to be replaced, but it is running.

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Met vriendelijke Groet,

Simon Claessen
drukknop.nl