First, anyone recognize this piece of metal? It was inside my 28ASR and is painted the right color. But I can’t figure out where it came from or where it goes?

https://w2hx.com/x/TTY/misc/20221128_181413.jpg

https://w2hx.com/x/TTY/misc/20221128_181419.jpg

Second, I can definitely recommend every few years to open up the bottom of your 28ASR and see what you stored in there and long forgot about! I opened mine up today after about 10 years and found somethings I thought I had lost long ago. Including the reel from a motorized paper tape take up unit. I thought it was long lost from a time when I rented the machine to a TV production. I

https://w2hx.com/x/TTY/misc/20221128_192622.jpg

Next thing I found was this wooden switch thingy I made probably 13 years ago to switch the transmitter from receive to transmit and also put the ST-6 into STANDBY mode to keep current flowing regardless of any audio input it might receive. That will get reinstalled until I can do something nicer.

https://w2hx.com/x/TTY/misc/20221128_192914.jpg

Third, I noticed there is a slot in the rear of both my ASR and KSR that appears to be for paper?

https://w2hx.com/x/TTY/misc/20221128_193125.jpg

https://w2hx.com/x/TTY/misc/20221128_193150.jpg

https://w2hx.com/x/TTY/misc/20221128_193202.jpg

What is this used for? Is it used for paper to leave the machine or enter it? Anyone ever make use of this arrangement?

73 Eugene W2HX
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