[GreenKeys] 28 ASR in Texas - pictures 1
John, W9DDD
w9ddd at tapr.org
Tue Jun 9 09:20:21 EDT 2020
Hi again Kevin,
I have a WU KSR and the documentation is a little limited. The 9100
wiring cabinet is well documented, but then there's references to other
wiring cabinets in the base of the cabinet that I could never connect to
other drawings in the package. (My KSR had nothing in the base.) I
never really dug into that aspect much since I was only interested in
restoring what I could of the 9100 after the previous owner had gutted
the test jacks and other parts out of it, disabled the 130 VDC power
supply etc. There are WU documents on Nick's site in the wiring diagram
section.
John, W9DDD
On 6/9/2020 8:09 AM, Kevin H. Phillips wrote:
> 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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