[GreenKeys] M28 Typebox Parts Illustrations

[Nick England]

I have seen an explanation of old/new somewhere. I’ll try to find it.
Nick


On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 6:39 PM Steve Garrison <steve.n4tty at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Plus how do I know if the typebox I’m currently holding in my hand is the
> old style or the new style?  Is there a trick to knowing which is which?
>
>
>
> Steve G./N4TTY
>
> *From:* w9ddd at tapr.org <w9ddd at tapr.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, January 18, 2021 6:03 PM
> *To:* N4TTY at ARRL.NET
> *Cc:* Greenkeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [GreenKeys] M28 Typebox Parts Illustrations
>
>
>
> Speaking of these springs, if you had some loose in a box, how would you
> know if they were old or new design?  I would guess the newer design is
> shorter, but if you don't have some of each, you still don't know.
>
> John, W9DDD
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 18, 2021, at 9:10 AM, Steve Garrison <steve.n4tty at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I know I have seen it somewhere, probably on Nick’s Navy-Radio page, but
> darn if I can find it now!
>
>
>
> Looking for the Parts Breakdown for the typebox used on the M28, and I
> would guess the M35 as well.  Really looking for the part number for the
> spring that is on every type pallet inside the typebox.  Would like to see
> if Paul Cembura has any in his parts stock.
>
>
>
> How many of you have ever taken a type box apart?  Any pointers on getting
> the spring disconnected from the pallet to prevent you from ruining the
> spring?
>
>
>
> Now I know why the instructors in my USAF tech school were so upset with
> me when I discovered they had reversed the R and the Y that were in the
> typebox on the machine I was assigned to “discover the bug.”  I found the
> bug much more quickly than the time it must have taken them to get the
> pallets switched!  And now I understand the statement they made when they
> handed me a unmodified typebox and said “we’re saving this for the next
> smart-ass that come through here!”
>
>
>
> I was playing musical type pallets on a type box that was blank at the
> FIGS-H position (STOP?) while my keyboard had a # sign on the FIGS position
> and would space but not print anything.  I removed the # type pallet from a
> typebox that had the fractional character type pallets that I knew I would
> never use.
>
>
>
> Steve G./N4TTY
>
>
>
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