[GreenKeys] Re-Inker Article

[Don Robert House]

Benzene is the proper solvent.  Second choice is Naptha.

Don



On 17 Nov 2005, at 10:14 AM, Richard M. Gillingham wrote:

Great!  Thanks George..

I just completed the 'mod' and although I had to eyeball the 'C' cut,  
it came out poifict!

Lacking a real manual, I've discovered a couple of things.

1.  Since the original ink in the bottle is soft, I tried to use it  
first, but indeed, it has lost some moisture.  So unless someone  
knows the proper solvent to ad, I'll just discard it.  The ink  
purchased from pcfriends is thick, but flows, so I used that, and it  
seems to fill the bill.  I do miss the little wipeys to clean hands  
that we had.

2.  The 'weep  holes' exist only to moisten the lower felt.   
Apparently you are expected to flip the spools periodically, and the  
top felt sops up excessive ink.  At least that's what it looks like.   
I'm running QBF to ink the ribbon well, and I'll flip it in a couple  
of minutes.

Thanks to all that made this happen

Gil, W1RG




----- Original Message ----- From: "George B. Hutchison"  
<w7tty at readysetsurf.com>
To: "GreenKeys" <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 11:22 PM
Subject: [GreenKeys] Re-Inker Article


> The original article showing how to modify the reinkers for  
> installaion on a model 28 is now up on George's server.
>
> ftp://207.207.72.32/  go to the files called reink01 through  
> reink05 and you can download the five files of the entire article.
>
> The original article that describes how to modify a basic model 15  
> reinker
> so it can be used on a model 28 is located in the June 1972 issue  
> of Ham
> Radio Magazine.  The author was none other than Mr. Teletype  
> himself, Irv
> Hoff (w6ffc)..
>
> I have been using these on various model 28 teletypes since that  
> article
> came out (33 years ago now, egads!), and purchased reinkers from  
> him way
> back then.  It appears to me they are the same type that DRH is  
> offering for
> sale now.
>
> I have used the same nylon ribbon and a tube of ink (as listed  
> below) for
> several years now and gotten very good performance.  In fact, I  
> don't recall
> ever wearing out a nylon ribbon, and just by opening the little  
> reservoir
> lid and filling it up about half way, keeps my ribbons in perfect  
> printing
> condition.  After a couple of fills, the ribbon is well inked, and  
> will last
> quite a while even after the ink well is empty.  I never worry  
> about it
> until I notice the print is getting a bit light, and then I add a  
> bit more
> ink, and I'm ready to go for many more days of printing.  I've got  
> several
> cartons of ribbons stashed, along with a  couple of cartons of the  
> tube ink,
> and am set for the duration.
> A lot of us tried using external ribbon reinkers over the decades,  
> but they
> were a pain mainly because you had to remove the ribbon from the  
> teletype,
> and mount it in the external reinker, add ink, then get it all  
> inked up and
> then reinstall it in the teletype.  It was messy and time consuming.
>
> The modified model 15 reinker allows one to re-ink a ribbon while  
> using it
> at the same time!
>
> I've been using this same method for some 30+ years now, and its  
> worked very
> nicely. I have found the original information that Irv came up with  
> to work
> better than anything else I have ever tried.
>
> Using one of the reinkers that DRH sells and modified as per the  
> article in
> the old issue of HRM makes that entire scenario painless, quick,  
> and really
> easy to maintain your ribbons.  I do admit I was to lazy to put one  
> on all
> the teletypes I had running at one time, and I did use the modified  
> reinker
> on one of the 28's to take care of other teletypes I had running  
> around the
> shop.  It still worked better than trying to use one of the  
> external hand or
> powered units.
>
> The ink listed below is the same exact ink as outlined in the original
> article, the only difference is it only comes in purple now.  One  
> used to be
> able to buy it in black, but not for some time.  The purple looks  
> very nice,
> especially if one is using good white paper.  Some of us tried  
> various types
> of other inks, but none of them were of the correct viscosity to  
> work as
> well as the ink mentioned in the original article...
>
>
> http://www.ncr-direct.com/Dispatch.jsp? 
> page=0&.CurrentState=NCRKeywordSearch&textfield=165149&searchmethod=li 
> ke&from=search&__FFCSessionID=C07FE17E8DB00101CFA9EAF7F8350100&searchf 
> ield=Keyword
>
> Replenishment Ink (Tube)
>
> Stock Number: 165149    12/CT     $36.40 per case
>
>
> During the last twenty years, NCR has grown to be a dominant ribbon
> manufacturer for one simple reason - unsurpassed quality. The goal  
> of our
> R&D staff is to design cassettes that not only meet stringent fit &  
> function
> criteria, but also achieve the longest possible character life. In  
> fact,
> most of our ribbons outperform the original equipment manufacturer!
>
>
>  a.. Longest possible character life.
>  b.. Lowest failure rates.
>  c.. Lowest Total Cost of Ownership.
>  d.. Meet or exceed OEM specifications.
> NCR ..... Setting the standard for ribbon quality!
>
> Jerry -n6jp-
>
> rttyman at gmail.com
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