I have a Decitek 442A9 papertape reader which needs repair.
I have already replaced the belt, but that is not enough. The reader behaves very
strangely. It
starts running as soon as I apply power. And there is another problem: when I load a tape,
it
rattles irregular during reading. This is not a mechanical problem, it seems to react to
the pulse
of the feed hole, which arrives at the wrong time.
I'm pretty sure, that I have to adjust the sprockets somehow relative to the stop
positions of the
stepper motor.
It was nothing to be found online except pictures of a similar model 443A9 at RICM:
https://www.ricomputermuseum.org/collections-gallery/equipment/dec-pdp-8s-4.
The controller board number is 30291A
Does anyone happen to have the manual and/or schematics or any other documents?
Thank you,
Micha