Terminet30

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Wed Jun 2 18:03:13 2004

> The Terminet 30 looks much more (late 70's?) modern than the old Terminet
> 300 I used as a letter-quality printer back in 1982-3. It was big and heavy
> (and old even then), with a rack of cards attached to the back containing

Called the 'Bustle' in the ICL service manual. Seriously :-)

> the logic. I saw a fellow working on one with the lid up - wearing a tie.
> Never do that. Fortunately, the band drive had stall detection, or it could
> have been serious.

Eeek!. There's quite a sizeable motor in there... Also watch out for high
voltages all over the place. Not just on obvious 'mains' things -- the
fluorescent lamp to illuminate the paper and the motor, but also 100V or
so on the hammer driver card and solenoids. Touching that can ruin your
day...

-tony
Received on Wed Jun 02 2004 - 18:03:13 BST