[GreenKeys] M15 How to disable unshift-on-space?

[epvgk at limpoc.com]

For what it's worth, my Model 19 has an edison base fuse socket as well, and
this machine appears to have escaped any significant modification over its 
lifetime. Wiring matches the documents I have exactly, which was a hell of a
thing to verify given that all the wires are black and tied together in bundles.

eric

On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 12:54:39AM -0500, drlegendre . wrote:
> Robert,
> 
> I have no intention to 'fix' anything that's not busted. Not sure where you
> got that from.
> 
> My primary interest is in seeing that this machine, which has recently
> passed into my hands and, as such, into my care, is as correct to original
> as realistically possible. Please understand that when a piece of equipment
> of this ilk passes into my hands, my primary concern is to conserve it -
> and if that means pulling out (improper) later modifications and re-fitting
> original parts, then that's what I will do.
> 
> So as far as the domestic-style fuse socket, it's something I've never seen
> anywhere outside of a basement fusebox. And I hope you realize that the
> +reason I was asking about it+ was that I wished to avoid screwing up a
> original installation, if the current arrangement is, in fact, original.
> 
> Like so many other fascinating machines of the early / mid-20th century,
> this one will certainly outlast me. My role as an owner is ultimately
> custodial - this piece can and will be passed along to future owners, and I
> can only hope they appreciate my efforts to keep it in good trim.
> 
> Finally - if I did, in fact replace any part on this machine, it would be
> with either a genuine original, or at least period-correct item. I have a
> number of older fuses and fuse-holding fixtures here. If the domestic-style
> socket would have been removed, it would have been replaced with a
> different fuse socket of the same era.
> 
> So don't worry yourself. Despite my (waning) ignorance of the TTY machines,
> this isn't my first rodeo - so to speak. ;-)
> 
> -Bill
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 12:33 AM, WA5CAB--- via GreenKeys <
> greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> > Never try to fix something that isn't broken.  All M15's I've ever seen
> > have a screw-in fuse.  They work just fine and probably are more reliable
> > than any of the Chinese made stuff you'll probably end up with if you
> > replace it with anything you are likely to find locally these days.  The
> > fuse sockets used are not household grade, to begin with.  You should just
> > hope that when you get to be 70 to 90 years old, you can still run the mile
> > as quickly as you did at age 15.  And there is no need to worry about
> > inrush current.  There are no cheap Chinese made transistors in an M15.
> >
> > In a message dated 09/18/2015 22:59:37 PM Central Daylight Time,
> > drlegendre at gmail.com writes:
> >
> > Wow, so the household fuse is correct - that's just nuts! Maybe I'll pull
> > it and bypass with a 1A slow-blow and maybe a CIL to deal with inrush
> > currents. The present arrangement just isn't what I'd call proper
> > 'protection'..
> >
> >
> >
> > Robert Downs - Houston
> > wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> > MVPA 9480
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