[GreenKeys] Pristine M28 ASR Rescue

[Nick England]

In ones I have seen, there is an additional LESU in the lower cabinet
behind the knee panel. It supplies loop and AC power to the aux reperf. The
aux reperf is not connected to the C terminal strips.

Great acquisition!!

Nick

On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 3:15 PM Steve Garrison <steve.n4tty at gmail.com>
wrote:

> In reference to Pic8,
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>
> Yes I was a little surprised as well as there was only the hole for the
> tape chute in the cabinet lid.  The switch to turn the reperf on/off is to
> the left, but the flash of the cell phone camera only lit up the reperf
> itself.  Also missing but not easily seen is the missing cable and
> connector that route the loop and other needed signals to the Aux reperf
> assembly.  I think I may have those items in one of my 3 spare ASR
> cabinets.  If not, easy to work around.  And also not visible is the AC
> power cord to the Aux reperf assembly is not even connected to terminal
> block C at any point, so I guess that may be the reason for the pristine
> condition of the reperf.  Maybe it has never been used!
>
>
>
> Steve G./N4TTY
>
>
>
> *From:* Paul Heller <paul0926 at comcast.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 29, 2021 2:56 PM
> *To:* N4TTY at arrl.net
> *Cc:* Greenkeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [GreenKeys] Pristine M28 ASR Rescue
>
>
>
> Interesting. Great save!
>
>
>
> I wonder how the under dome reperf is turned off/on. I’ve usually seen a
> switch on the panel there also with a tape eject button.
>
> Paul
> W2TTY
>
>
> On Jun 29, 2021, at 12:34 PM, Steve Garrison <steve.n4tty at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Well I guess the term ‘pristine’ is defined in the eyes of the owner, but
> the machine was recovered yesterday!
>
>
>
> This machine was rescued from a home that had experienced a fire, but the
> fire never actually reached the room where the teletype was located.  The
> owner, a ham, always kept a blanket over the M28 when it wasn’t in use, but
> the fire crews did pull down the ceiling in that room, double checking
> there was no fire in that portion of the attic.
>
>
>
> This M28 is in very good condition however.  The cabinet shows no signs of
> rust that I have discover on cursory inspection, and the paint is in
> excellent condition as well.  No visible scratches either.  Internally the
> sound deadening materials look as if they are brand new, in other words in
> perfect condition.  I’ve attached a couple of pics (a few more to follow,
> and possibly a link to a YouTube video if I decide to power it up as see
> how things respond).
>
>
>
> As seen in the close-up of the keyboard, there is some debris that I think
> may have come from the ceiling as the blanket was knocked askew by the fire
> crews.  And in some of the following pics there is evidence of gypsum board
> dust under the hood so to speak.
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>
>
> Oh, and by the way, there seems to NO evidence of a smoke smell either, as
> it sits in the dining room with the boss’s approval!
>
>
>
> Steve G./N4TTY
>
>
>
> <Pic1.JPG>
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> <Pic2.JPG>
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