[GreenKeys] 28 ASR in Texas - pictures 1
Kevin H. Phillips
kh-phillips at 9-5usa.org
Tue Jun 9 09:09:48 EDT 2020
Hi, John
Yeah, I thought for a minute about telling the guy he could just keep it
but felt obligated to take it especially after driving so far. I think
you may be right about the condition.
I am curious about the "workings" in the base. It looks like a power
supply, maybe, and then a switch panel (?). It is a lot like the
i-Telex system with the individual boards and a "backplane" to plug them
into.
73
Kevin
On 6/9/2020 8:00 AM, John, W9DDD wrote:
> Hi Kevin, I made that same mistake once also. I came back with 3
> antique lamps in addition to the Teletype parts.
>
> I suspect after the initial clean up it won't be as bad as it looks.
>
> John, W9DDD
>
> On 6/9/2020 7:55 AM, Kevin H. Phillips wrote:
>> 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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