[GreenKeys] Pristine M28 ASR Rescue

[Andy KN4UCL]

An ASR enhances any domestic setting...

On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 4:05 PM Gerry Block <gblock at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Steve,
>
>   I think the most impressive thing about that machine is that your wife
> let you put it in the dining room!
>
> Gerry
> AD6MC
>
>
> On Tuesday, June 29, 2021, 11:31:57 AM PDT, 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.
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
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