[GreenKeys] Model 43 replacement ribbon ?

[Paul Heller]

Hi Chuck,

Welcome to the group. One thing you probably want to do is search the archives for Model 43 Ribbon. The challenge is that you will get 911 results :-(


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Paul
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> On Sep 29, 2021, at 3:25 PM, Chuck Rehor <chuck at rehor.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello all you GreenKeyers,
> 
> This is my first post since discovering this fantastic group a few weeks ago (thanks to mr_rtty for telling me about this group)!!!
> 
> I too need ribbons for my two Teletype Model 43’s that I’m trying to get working for myself and my small telecom museum that I am the curator of here at Nokia (formerly Lucent Technologies/Alcatel-Lucent/AT&T/Bell Labs/Western Electric/Teletype).
> 
> I’ve just about exhausted every possible avenue of getting ribbons. I have one machine just about working but can’t see what it is trying to print. The ribbon has holes due to the previous owner, and I shattered the petrified reinking wheel just by touching it and trying to measure it.
> 
> I contacted many suppliers of dot-matrix cartridges hoping to find someone that has a 1/4” (6mm) x 39” (1000mm) ribbon so I can replace it but haven’t had any luck.
> 
> Michael Enkelis, I sure would like to buy a few of those cartridges that you printed so that I have a spare for each. I thought about learning how to create a 3D copy but that was farther down on my list... finding a replacement ribbon and reinking wheel is first.
> 
> So does anyone have a source of replacement ribbon and reinking wheel, or even a whole new cartridge???
> 
> THANKS for such a great network of experts on this forum keeping Teletypes alive!!!
> 
> Chuck Rehor
> 
> On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 10:55 AM Mike Enkelis via GreenKeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net <mailto:greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
> I have created a 3D printer ribbon cartridge for the model 43 and have extra that you can have.
> 
> Michael Enkelis
> From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net> <greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net>> on behalf of ian parr <parrid at hotmail.com <mailto:parrid at hotmail.com>>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 7:56:37 AM
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> Subject: [GreenKeys] Model 43 replacement ribbon ?
>  
> Hello folks,
> 
> Would anyone have a source for a replacement ribbon for the model Teletype model 43 please ?
> 
> Thanks in advance
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