[GreenKeys] Kleinschmidt TT-483/UGC AN/UGC-29X

[Duncan Brown]

Kevin,

Yes, $150 seems high, but if its what you want & included delivery, not 
too bad!

Are you familiar with the Kleinschmidt line? They were the main supplier 
of TTYs to the US Army & USAF from 1950 into the 1980s.

Your TT-483 may have a built-in loop supply. If it is there, it will be 
under the paper roll. There is a selector switch in the rear left 
corner. Put it in "TEST" for local operation with the internal loop supply.

Although they probably were not engaged, there are a couple of shipping 
latches that must be disengaged before operation. See TM 11-5815-200-12

Good luck & have fun,

Duncan
K2OEQ

On 1/11/2019 22:06, Kevin H. Phillips wrote:
> Thanks, Duncan.  I just got this machine yesterday and haven't had 
> time to check it out.  It looks pretty good; just a little dusty.  I'm 
> guessing it might only need a little cleaning and lubing to work. I 
> got it off eBay.  The Seller lived about a hundred miles from me.  
> He'd had it listed for $350/OBO for a long time.  I finally offered 
> him $100.  He countered with $150 because it was a very "rare" 
> military machine.  I told him it wasn't *that* rare and since he 
> hadn't tested it I didn't want to pay that much for a possible rust 
> bucket or rat motel.  He came back and said he'd deliver it 
> *personally* to me if I'd pay $150 . . . so I did. Yeah, I know:  
> still too high.  But, they don't come up around here very often.  He 
> was a nice guy.  He said his wife picked it up at an estate sale 
> because it was "neat".  It made me wonder if it had belonged to a 
> ham.  He didn't have a clue what it was or how it worked.  I explained 
> it would need at least a current loop (not that he knew what that was) 
> in order to work at all and a modem or converter to do anything else.  
> He mainly seemed to be happy to have an excuse to get away from the 
> house to deliver the machine.   Tomorrow I'll try to pop the top, take 
> a few pictures, and maybe post them here.
>
>
> 73
>
> Kevin
>
> W5TTY
>
> On 1/11/2019 11:08 AM, Duncan Brown wrote:
>> Kevin,
>>
>> The TT-483 is a TT-98 that transmits two standard bits for the stop 
>> bit, ie, a 8.00 code instead of the standard 7.42 code. So you 
>> transmitted thru-put will be slightly slower, but the machine is 
>> compatible with all 5-bit machines.
>>
>> The manual is TM 11-5815-200-xx and is available at 
>> http://rattrig.com/manuals/tm's.htm. Take a look at the rest of the 
>> RATTRIG website to see how the US Army used these machines from the 
>> 1950s through the 1980s.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I do not know of any source for parts.
>>
>> Have fun,
>>
>> Duncan Brown, K2OEQ
>> USASA    31J30
>>
>> Antique Wireless Assoc. Museum,
>>   Asst. Curator, Commercial Equipment
>> (also chief TTY op & repairman)
>>
>> www.antiquewireless.org
>>
>>
>> On 1/11/2019 11:43, Kevin wrote:
>>> Is there an online manual for this machine?   Does anyone know where 
>>> I could get a platen crank for it?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Kevin
>>> W5TTY
>>>
>>>
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