VCF East, ASR33 help wanted

From: Dwight K. Elvey <dwight.elvey_at_amd.com>
Date: Tue Jun 29 13:57:39 2004

Hi
 When I was in the service, I took apart the older
type teletypes ( forget the name but the ones with
the type boxes ) by following the teletype manual.
 I've done some minor disassembly, on the ASR33 that
I have now, again by following the steps in the manual.
 I will not be making it to VCFe, unless someone wants
to pay my way. Still, I feel that anyone with some
level of mechanical competence can follow the manual
and do the needed disassembly, cleaning, lubricating
and reassembling of one of these units. The ASR33
doesn't need to be disassembled to the smallest
screw, just separating the major units.
 There are a number of places that one needs to set
things to specific measurements. For the most part,
it is not necessary to undo these setting in order
to get the machine apart enough to clean or inspect
for bent or broken parts.
 One should have a set of feeler gages, preferably
the wire type, to check that something hasn't slipped.
 I suspect that Bill's problem is just cleaning and
relubricating.
 When we were in the service, we completely immersed
the unit, less the platen, in a cleaner. Since that
isn't practical, I'd recommend using something like
BrakeClean to remove old oil and grit. This needs to
be used in a well ventilated area and the person should
wear eye shields. One should try to not have skin
contact but this is not as serious because only small
amounts are absorbed. It will dry the skin that can
cause the skin to crack and bleed.
 Use oil liberally. We actually used a sprayer in an
air hood( don't breath oil particles. This can quickly
cause death as anyone that does scuba diving can tell
you ).
Dwight

>From: "Ashley Carder" <wacarder_at_usit.net>
>
>I was thinking the same thing. I heard mention of the word "expert"
>earlier,
>but I have not seen anyone step forward and admit to being one of those.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bill Sudbrink" <wh.sudbrink_at_verizon.net>
>To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
><cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 1:54 PM
>Subject: RE: VCF East, ASR33 help wanted
>
>
>> David V. Corbin wrote:
>> > An ASR-33 rebuild center would be quite cool. What I would bring
>>
>> The problem so far seems to be that all of us "Wow! Look at all
>> those gears and levers" types are going to be there, but none of the
>> "I can assemble an ASR33 from parts, with one hand tied behind my
>> back, blindfolded, in a snowstorm" will be.
>
>
>
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