15 Jun
2001
15 Jun
'01
10:13 a.m.
Tony,
Its punches all the holes fine, every character has a different hole-pattern :)
So than its probably a selector problem, the question now is, where can I
find the selector ?
You really have to help me here because I have no idea about Teletype's but
they are o so cool.
(imho I think vintage mechanical equipment is just as cool or even cooler
than vintage computers :)
Stefan.
At 19:25 14-6-01 +0100, you wrote:
I want to get my ASR 35 fixed but I have no idea where to start and also
have no documentation.
The problem is that I only have half of the available characters, so until
the letter K or something everything works fine, but after that it starts
over with the letter A again.
Anybody any idea what the problem might be here ?
I don't have the ASR35 manuals (and I know it's very different from the
33 that I do have the service manuals for), but this sounds like one bit
gone missing. Maybe you've got a sticking linkage in the selector
mechanism (or further back in the receiving mechanism).
To isolate the area, try punching a piece of tape (you did say ASR,
right?). If it punches all bits correctly, then the receive is fine and
you have a selector problem. If one track is punched incorrectly (either
no holes or always holes), then you have a receiver problem.
-tony