15 Jul
2011
15 Jul
'11
1:11 p.m.
steven Stengel wrote:
I just picked-up an ASR-33 today - it looks pretty
good. Supposedly low
hours.
I need to replace the rubber for the print head - it has turned hard
and is cracking.
Is there anything else I need to do before I even turn it on and press
a key?
Well, as a card carrying member of the "trust no one" club, I would
recommend removing the cover (accomplished by removing the screws back
and front (under the name plate if you have one) and don't forget the
screw on the side of the paper tape reader). Give it a good visual
inspection. Make sure the h-plate is correctly in position. Finally,
hand turn the motor through several cycles. If it turns smoothly with
no grinding or other obvious signs of malfunction, then you're probably
good to power it up.
Bill