[GreenKeys] Model 28 stock ticker type

[John, W9DDD]

If I took a standard type box and flipped it around to fit in the ticker 
printer as it appears to be in this clip I would find the letters typing 
upside down on the tape below it wouldn't I?



On 5/21/2025 5:27 PM, Peter Gottlieb wrote:
>
> So I discovered another problem.  I cannot simply rearrange the type 
> in the type box as the stock ticker uses a reversed font! Like the "B" 
> comes out with the rounded part to the left.
>
> I have two choices:
> 1)  Find a 28 stock ticker-specific type box, or,
> 2)  Have the tape come out upside down and sort of be OK.  Not all 
> letters and numbers will work right because ideally this wants to 
> print in reverse and upside down and not all characters are 
> symmetrical that way.
>
> I think it's going to have to be the latter as these things are 
> exceedingly rare.
>
>
> I have another problem which is probably due to lubrication and/or 
> adjustment.  I tried loading the first 4 positions of the type box 
> with space, A, B, and C then sending codes 0, 1, 2, 3 to print. The 
> code bars move to the appropriate positions but all I got was spaces 
> and "A".  So something between the code bars and the movement of the 
> type block isn't moving freely.  While I think about what I'm going to 
> do with the type block I will look into the mechanical issue(s) behind 
> this mistyping.
>
> Peter
>
>
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The above comments or recommendations are SWAG. Use at your own risk.

John, W9DDD