[Milsurplus] AN/VSC-2 teletype

[Glenn Little WB4UIV]

When I reinked TTY ribbons I placed a few drops of stamp pad ink on the 
ribbon near the center of the spool and let it sit a few days.
If the outside of the spool was still dry, I put a few more drops in the 
center of the spool.
The idea is that the ink will migrate through out the ribbon.
You could make a reinker.
There was one commercially available about 20 years ago.
You would place the supply and take up spools on the reinker and it 
would pull the ribbon past a felt that was inked.

I guess you know that a few drops of WD-40 (the most misused liquid on 
the planet) cam rejuvenate a dry ribbon.


Hope this helps.

73
Glenn
WB4UIV

On 2/17/2019 1:34 PM, Ray Fantini wrote:
>
> In yet a new effort to move forward into the past I am attempting to 
> get all of the teletype equipment functional with my GRC-106, yes as 
> crazy as it sounds there was something called the AN/VSC-2 that was a 
> GRC-106, MD-522 and a teletype machine all installed in a M151, and 
> thru a series of unusual circumstances I happen to have all the bits 
> for putting one together but don�t think I will be going quite that 
> far being it involves giving up almost all the back set and the 
> passengers seat so I will stick with the stock GRC-106 installation on 
> the mutt and maybe set the MD-522 and the UGC-74 up just outside.
>
> So I pulled the UGC-74B out last night and cleaned it up and did all 
> the regular checks and the like and that�s working. Will be pulling 
> the MD-522A today and cleaning that up and looking for all the cables 
> and the one cable I appear to need now is the data cable for the back 
> of the UGC-74 that�s a type MS3112E 16-23 P connector. I can build the 
> rest. I am also somewhat befuddled by what to do about the printer 
> ribbon.Anyone have any experience with dumping ink on these things?
>
> A while back I tried to join the �Greenkeys� list but for some reason 
> they did not accept me? Perhaps there requirements for association is 
> beyond what the list are here. May have to try applying to that again 
> but figure it won�t hurt to ask around these reflectors first.
>
> Ray�F/KA3EKH
>
>
>
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