Kyle, my Friden is a Model SFD-V, although yours looks similar, apparently it is
different. You will find that a lot of the old lube has combined with dust and dirt to
make gummy grime. This sticky stuff will cause the relays and lever arms to stick and act
sluggishly. I have found that a strip of paper pinched between the relay armature and pole
piece then pulled out while pinching will remove a lot of it. So clean and oil, clean and
oil. I have found a bunch of stuff on bitsavers and also had some help from the guys on
GreenKeys. Good luck. Let me know if I can help.
?Mike Zahorik (414) 254-6768
From: Kyle Owen via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: Shipping a Flexowriter
Thank you for the compliments! I'm looking forward to getting it going.
Any idea what the model (FIO) indicates?
Trying to locate some repair manuals and tips. Anything else I should look
for other than what's on Bitsavers?
The unit powers up and types with a few keys slow to act or return.
Carriage return doesn't latch when it gets to the left margin. Column 4 of
the punch is stuck on. Reader seems to work fine.
Thanks,
Kyle