[GreenKeys] Another Museum Piece-Parts Needed

Fri Nov 7 09:13:21 EST 2025

John,

Glad I could help!

Good luck with the rest of your project,

Duncan
K2OEQ

On 11/6/2025 7:31 PM, John Spigel wrote:
> Duncan. That's it! The two pieces on top of the 0-120 scale that are 
> held by the two rear screws on my unit are missing, however. Not a
> big deal. If I can't find a replacement, I think I can make up pieces 
> to reattach the scale.
>
> Mystery solved. The difficult part is now to replace the bent/broken 
> studs on the selector that holds the mechanism. Lots of tiny pieces to 
> not drop.
> 73, John W1AN.
>
> On 05-Nov-25 20:45, Duncan Brown wrote:
>> John,
>>
>> My pictures are of a M14BA unit and my not be quite the same as your 
>> M14BR, but here are a couple.
>>
>> Have you looked for a manual at 
>> https://navy-radio.com/manuals-ttycorp.htm?
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Duncan
>> K2OEQ
>>
>>
>> On 11/5/2025 7:45 PM, John Spigel wrote:
>>> Duncan, unfortunately the mounting ends of the scales cast piece are 
>>> broken off and missing. Also I can't tell where the screws in the 
>>> middle of the cast piece attach. If you have pics, that may help 
>>> answer the questions.
>>>
>>> 73, John W1AN
>>>
>>> On 05-Nov-25 15:47, Duncan Brown wrote:
>>>> John,
>>>>
>>>> The M 14BA & BR tape printers with external Range control were 
>>>> typically used in telephone company TTY test boards, so that they 
>>>> could easily test for distortion on the line.
>>>>
>>>> Do you have the full cast aluminum scale that is broken?  If not, I 
>>>> have some pictures of similar units that might help in reproducing 
>>>> the scale.
>>>>
>>>> 73, & have fun,
>>>>
>>>> Duncan Brown, K2OEQ
>>>> USASA    31J30
>>>>
>>>> Antique Wireless Association
>>>>   Communication Technologies Museum
>>>>     Asst. Curator, Commercial Equipment
>>>> (also chief TTY op & repairman)
>>>>
>>>> i-Telex: 212503
>>>>
>>>> www.antiquewireless.org
>>>>
>>>> Virtual AWA Museum TTY Tour: 
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpB6jM90VV8
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11/5/2025 3:13 PM, John Spigel wrote:
>>>>> I have another Teletype Corp museum piece on the bench. It's a 14 
>>>>> style tape printer with financial pallets and KB. It uses 3/8" 
>>>>> tape. Probably from a stock broker. The pinion gear has no stamp 
>>>>> but appears identical to another I have for 60WPM. The cabinet has 
>>>>> a wood grain finish although in tough shape.It has a 1932 date 
>>>>> stamp. Switches for 20/60 ma loop and polar/local are brought out 
>>>>> nicely to the front as is a "knob" for adjusting the range. The 
>>>>> range control is elegantly geared and there is a cast aluminum 
>>>>> scale and pointer at the front of the cabinet. Along with a few 
>>>>> other parts, some missing por broken on the selector mechanism the 
>>>>> cast aluminum scale is also broken. This can be seen in the photo 
>>>>> here:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://w1an.com/photos/equipment/14BR-newsm.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm sure I can get this working without the scale but best would 
>>>>> be to have the 14BR parts manual and a bit of luck. Some 3/8" tape 
>>>>> would be nice to have also.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>> 73, John W1AN
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