[GreenKeys] New Model 15 owner, getting it cleaned up and running!

[Steve Kittelsrud]

Hi All,

I am a new Model 15 owner, and am currently going through the machine
trying to get it working to spec and receiving correctly. I have some spare
parts already ordered from Paul @ RTTY Electronics, but have some issues I
need some help with.

I have cleaned most of the bad grease and oil out of and off of the unit, I
removed the main drive shaft last night, disassembled and cleaned
everything and reinstalled in the machine but I am plagued by a problem.
When running using the Mike Douglas converter and the itty stream, I get
intermittent typing speeds when characters come through. It is steady for a
few seconds and I get readable copy, but then it slows down and almost
stalls (it was stalling and slipping the drive gear until I aligned the
motor shaft and drive gears) I thought a good cleaning of the main drive
shaft would help, but it still slows down and does not get good copy.

My question is: What else should I look to adjust? The army manual I
received with this unit does not have a good troubleshooting section and is
fairly hard to find stuff in (It helped me remove and rebuild the main
shaft however!)

Could it be a bad motor, or is there an adjustment I am missing? Some
torque setting or clearance somewhere?

Thanks in advance, I hope to get this unit up and running to use online
with the itty feed and also with RTTY on the air.

Thanks!
Steve
KB0WSV
Sioux Falls, SD

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Steve K.
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