[GreenKeys] Model 15 Print Quality

[John, W9DDD]

Yes they are soldered, I remember changing a few on a 15 back when I had 
the dexterity of a 20 year old.  There's even a jig for that in the tool 
kit documentation IIRC.  Otherwise it's one of those tasks that takes 3 
hands or some tricks to hold things where you want them.

I don't really see anything wrong with Paul's printing other than the 
need for cleaning and using a less juicy ribbon.  I remember the purple 
ribbons I borrowed from the news room came close to having excessive ink 
when you first installed them.  If your pallets were dirty you would get 
the effect you see in Paul's example.

Personally I see no need for chemicals, only a stiff brush unless the 
stuff is really stuck on.  Tooth pick for stubborn stuff in the 
cavities.  Yes, chemicals would make them shiny,pretty like new, but how 
long will that last?  A few weeks?

John, W9DDD

On 10/24/2020 10:59 AM, WAYNE wrote:
> I think those print characters are soldered in place.  If you have a 
> terribly offensive one you can heat it up and move it to align with the 
> rest.
> 
> Dont do this unless my memory is confirmed by another GK 15 person.
> 
> I have worked on a lot of 15's and 28's but long time ago.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Wayne
> 
> 
>> On 10/24/2020 3:12 AM Robert Downs via GreenKeys < 
>> greenkeys at mailman.qth.net <mailto:greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I dimly remember that that problem indicates a bent type bar. Only if all
>> or nearly all characters aren't striking properly would you want to make
>> wholesale adjustments.
>>
>> Robert Downs
>>
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>> Hallikainen
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>> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Model 15 Print Quality
>>
>> I agree with others on the need to clean the type. I wonder about the
>> upper case B, though. It looks like the top part of it is not hitting the
>> ribbon hard enough or at all. There is some variation in the height of
>> each character (so we can get typewriter "fingerprints"). I don't know if
>> there is a platen adjustment that would allow each character to print the
>> whole character.
>>
>> ...
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Harold
>>
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