[GreenKeys] Leaving ASR-33 powered on...?

[tony.podrasky]

There was a thing called an "idle line timer".

You'd connect it into the loop, and plug the teletype
into its outlet. When the loop keyed, it closed a relay
and the machine would come to life. You could adjust the
timing of how long it would keep the relay closed.

It might be "me" - but I wouldn't leave the 33-ASR running
if it's not being used - it's almost entirely hardware and
there is only so much life in the machine.

UE,
K2EAA - TONY
NNNN
ZCZC


On 11/26/2018 10:05 AM, Barnett, Andy wrote:
> Hi folks, I know the ASR-33 is a light duty machine and apologies if
> this has been covered before, but I would appreciate your thoughts –
>
> 1.            OK to leave my ASR-33 powered up and running? (but not
> printing much, mostly waiting)
>
> 2.            Has anyone ever built a gizmo that powers on the Teletype
> from cold when there’s some activity on the serial line… and perhaps
> powers off after no activity after a while?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Andy
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