[GreenKeys] Western Union 28 KSR

[Steve Garrison]

No ESU is not a problem!  And turning by hand seems to produce what you should expect.  Typing on the keyboard while manually turning the motor won't cause anything to be typed correctly on the print mechanism.

Steve G./N4TTY
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On Jul 10, 2013, at 17:02, John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> wrote:

> 
> She's home safe!  My dumb questions can begin. 
> 
> I picked it up for $49.99 at an antique shop in central Wisconsin.
> They're passing my phone number to the fellow in Wausau that
> they got it from.  I'd like to know more of its provenance.
> 
> The oil smells nice.  Nothing happens when I plug it in.  
> 
> Turning the main shaft does result in it striking an empty spot
> in the fifth position of the upper row of the type box (no matter
> which key I've pressed.)  
> 
> I don't see how to turn it on, though...  the lower right switch 
> is absent, and same for the switch spot inside the lid.
> 
> I don't see any electrical service unit as in Fig. 15 on the
> last page of "Teletype-28-Desc&OpPrinc.pdf".  I expected to see
> something like this with the start/stop relays and fuses.
> There's a space behind the mechanicals but I don't see mounting
> holes or brackets.  There's nothing downstairs in the pedestal.
> 
> Drat.  What'll it take to get a functional ESU?
> 
> The 3x5 connector has seven wires... does this mean it was parallel?
> 
> I added a third picture at:
> 
> <http://gojefferson.net/images/index.html>http://gojefferson.net/images/index.html 
> 
> - John
> 
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