[GreenKeys] Model 15 Associated Press with Model 19 keyboard...can it work?

[Johannes Eggers]

When I say driveshaft I mean the one on the keyboard that gets driven by
the 15.

Perforator is on the left side

And my apologies for the amateur-hour terminology, as I work on it I'll get
with the program

On Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 21:19 Johannes Eggers <johannes.eggers at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The 15 definitely has contact fingers at the bottom that hopefully match
> the keyboard.  I have to dig up the 15, it's in a box on some pallet on
> some rack somewhere in the warehouse:-). Over time I've gotten smart enough
> to not just plug in new old stuff, too many clouds of smoke.
>
> But from what you guys tell me, I'm getting optimistic.
>
> As I was playing with the keyboard, I noticed that the 2 toothed gears
> (that are separate when no key has been pressed) are slightly touching,
> causing a grind noise.  Just the tips are touching.  I assume that's not
> good?
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 21:07 John, W9DDD <w9ddd at tapr.org> wrote:
>
>> I essentially did this, but that was 64 years ago.  Worst problem I had
>> was with the cover.  The normal 15 cover doesn't have some of the
>> cutouts needed to clear the PEX (actual name of the 19 keyboard.)  Which
>> version do you have, character counter on right or left?  Right side
>> would require less modifications to the cabinet. I don't think there is
>> any difference in bases between the KSR and RO.  If the 15 was RO it
>> maybe doesn't have the cable for getting 120 VDC into the base for the
>> tape punch (you need about 80 mA of DC for the punch if I recall
>> correctly.)
>>
>>
>> On 2/23/2026 8:08 PM, Johannes Eggers wrote:
>> > I have an Associated Press teletype which I believe is a Model 15, and
>> > a Model 19 keyboard (bought separately).  I'm brand new to this
>> > stuff.  My first question is:  Assuming these 2 are working, can I
>> > just plug the keyboard into the main unit and it should work?
>> > Related to this: Where the Associated Press units a "cutdown" version
>> > with certain things missing because they weren't strictly needed for a
>> > receive-only setup?
>> >
>> >
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