[GreenKeys] 28 ASR in Texas - pictures 1

[Kevin H. Phillips]

Thanks, Nick.  I will probably need the knob but I'll check to make 
sure.  The cabinet on this machine didn't look that bad to me which is 
what fooled me.  I hope it won't be as bad as it appears once I get into 
it.  My thought is to take things slowly and work with smaller pieces at 
a time rather than completely disassemble the machine at once.  After we 
got the machine upright in the back of my truck and I opened to cover to 
get a better look at it, my wife, who had accompanied me on the trip to 
pick it up in order to have an outing with me (with the promise I would 
take her to a plant nursery after picking up the machine) opined that 
she thought it would make a good barbecue grill.  Wives seem to be full 
of "practical" ideas of what to do with Teletypes.  hihi


73

Kevin

On 6/9/2020 7:31 AM, Nick England wrote:
> Make a list of what you need and let us know. . I think I have a spare 
> KT knob around Here someplace. Etc.
>
> Never give up. I have resurrected several Really Filthy machines that 
> rodents have inhabited. Simple Green is your friend.
>
> I have a nice WU 28ASR cabinet (no innards except WU LESU) available 
> FTGH. I’m in NC though.
>
> Nick
>
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 9:29 PM Kevin H. Phillips 
> <kh-phillips at 9-5usa.org <mailto:kh-phillips at 9-5usa.org>> wrote:
>
>     I picked up the machine this afternoon.  It was a disappointment
>     to say
>     the least.  The fellow who had it apparently buys houses and then
>     renovates and "flips" them.  He said that the machine was left in a
>     house he bought.  My guess is that it may have belonged to a ham (or,
>     maybe old WU technician?) who went SK and the family could not get
>     rid
>     of the machine and so just left it.  I have taken quite a few
>     pictures.
>     I may have to send these in batches if that is OK.  It's much more
>     of a
>     "project" than I hoped for. The right side of the cabinet may have
>     been
>     sitting in dirt and then some plants grew up inside of it. There
>     was a
>     *lot* of dirt in the case on that side and quite a lot of small
>     leaves
>     (apparently fresh) on the inside over the typing unit.  I guess I am
>     most concerned about the typing unit.  I was able to turn the
>     motor by
>     hand.  It and the main accessory shaft turned by hand fairly
>     easily so I
>     guess that is a good sign.  Several years ago I bought a 28ASR
>     which was
>     definitely nothing but a parts machine so I might be able to
>     cannibalize
>     some things from it.  The large K-T-KT knob selector on the front is
>     broken and does not grab the shaft.  According to a tag on the typing
>     unit and TD, probably the last time this was serviced was 1975. 
>     In the
>     bottom of the case, unfortunately on the right side with all the
>     dirt,
>     was an envelope with some paperwork titled "Modification of 11707
>     Wiring
>     Cabinet. It is dated 22 October 1975.  It had obviously been
>     waterlogged
>     and full of dirt so not much of it will be salvageable. But, I was
>     able
>     to see that the "patron" was International Transport. The
>     description of
>     the machine was:  P115 M28 ASR W/SSS & 13156 FMC.  Maybe that will
>     mean
>     something to someone on the list.  You will see that the tag states
>     Allentown.  The only Allentown I'm familiar with is in PA but I'm
>     sure
>     there are others.
>
>
>     Anyway,  here goes with some pictures.
>
>
>     73
>
>
>     Kevin
>
> -- 
> Nick England K4NYW
> www.navy-radio.com <http://www.navy-radio.com>


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