[GreenKeys] New Model 15 owner, getting it cleaned up and running!

[John, W9DDD]

What type of motor do you have?  Synchronous or governed?


On 8/2/2024 3:59 PM, Harold Hallikainen via GreenKeys wrote:
> Welcome to the model 15! I started with that in high school 55 years ago,
> and now have a 15 along with 14 typing reperf and TD (Thanks Nick!).
>
> On the 15 "slowing down," how does it sound with no loop current? How does
> it do copying its own keyboard?
>
> Good luck!
>
> Harold
> https://w6iwi.org/rtty
>
>
> On Fri, August 2, 2024 1:45 pm, Steve Kittelsrud wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am a new Model 15 owner, and am currently going through the machine
>> trying to get it working to spec and receiving correctly. I have some
>> spare
>> parts already ordered from Paul @ RTTY Electronics, but have some issues I
>> need some help with.
>>
>> I have cleaned most of the bad grease and oil out of and off of the unit,
>> I
>> removed the main drive shaft last night, disassembled and cleaned
>> everything and reinstalled in the machine but I am plagued by a problem.
>> When running using the Mike Douglas converter and the itty stream, I get
>> intermittent typing speeds when characters come through. It is steady for
>> a
>> few seconds and I get readable copy, but then it slows down and almost
>> stalls (it was stalling and slipping the drive gear until I aligned the
>> motor shaft and drive gears) I thought a good cleaning of the main drive
>> shaft would help, but it still slows down and does not get good copy.
>>
>> My question is: What else should I look to adjust? The army manual I
>> received with this unit does not have a good troubleshooting section and
>> is
>> fairly hard to find stuff in (It helped me remove and rebuild the main
>> shaft however!)
>>
>> Could it be a bad motor, or is there an adjustment I am missing? Some
>> torque setting or clearance somewhere?
>>
>> Thanks in advance, I hope to get this unit up and running to use online
>> with the itty feed and also with RTTY on the air.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Steve
>> KB0WSV
>> Sioux Falls, SD
>>
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John, W9DDD