[GreenKeys] ROTR lever?

[Nick England]

AHA! EUREKA! ETC.
This handle and arm are part of modification kit 174457 (maybe see 5889S
which I don't have).
50151S alludes to this -
"The 195271 Modification Kit provides a replacement tape guide for the
159953 Tape Guide on LRC200 Covers when the 174457 Modification Kit is not
desired. (The 174457 Modification Kit provides facilities for external
manual tape feed-out for self-contained Model 28 Typing Reperforators and
includes a replacement tape guide)."

So there are three tape guides for the ROTR cabinet.
159953 - original - no handle
177404 - used with the 177405 handle via 177457 modification (like Eugene's
photo)
195181 - replaces 159953 - looks like 177404, but mounts with adhesive

EUREKA! After following these clues I eventually found the 573-118-700
adjustment procedure (page 133 of issue 8) that shows this handle and arm -
it evidently bears against the manual LTRS feed-out lever inside the
cabinet. If your reperf doesn't have that internal manual feed-out lever
modification, there's nothing for the external handle to actuate and you
will be properly mystified as to what the heck it does.

[image: image.png]


references
https://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/tty/jc/50151S-1SS1-6311.pdf
https://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/tty/1167B-ch7.pdf
https://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/tty/573-135-800-7008.pdf
https://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/tty/573-118-700TC-iss8-7211.pdf

Golly, following Teletype trivia down ratholes provides endless
entertainment,
Cheers,
Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com


On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 8:34 PM John W9DDD <w9ddd at tapr.org> wrote:

>  It is shown in the parts section, but not shown in some pictures.
> Section 573-135-800 is the only place see a reference to those parts. I
> haven't checked Navy manuals, sometimes they show stuff not in the Teletype
> or Bell Systems documents.
>
> I like the suggestion of it being to flip the tape end back up.
>
>
> John, W9DDD
>
>
> On Dec 30, 2022, at 5:12 PM, Daniel Jones <djones at k6yic.com> wrote:
>
> Looks to me to be added and based on where its located it might be used to
> push the tape back up if its torn off and then starts down inside the
> cover.  Just My thoughts.
>
> Daniel
>
>
> Daniel Jones (K6YIC)
> DJones at k6yic.com
> http://K6YIC.com
> HH Phone #11973
>
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> On Dec 30, 2022, at 12:53 PM, W2HX <w2hx at w2hx.com> wrote:
>
> Anyone know what the purpose of this little external lever is on the ROTR?
> Doesn’t connect to anything. I thought maybe it was supposed to connect to
> the SPACING lever but I can’t see how that would make sense.
>
> https://w2hx.com/x/TTY/misc/20221230_154001.jpg
> https://w2hx.com/x/TTY/misc/20221230_154024.jpg
>
>
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