13 May
2009
13 May
'09
3:07 p.m.
On May 13, 2009, at 3:09 AM, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
Pardon me for jumping in, but on a recent big road trip (will tell
that story soon) I finally picked up two ASR-33s. I have been
looking for a long time. I gave one of them to Sridhar (he was with
me for part of that road trip), and I've had some luck getting the
remaining one mostly working.
It has an annoying issue with carriage return...If a CR is
received, and if the print mechanism hasn't moved far enough to the
right for the return action to build up enough momentum, friction
causes the carriage to stop before it gets far enough to the left, so
it doesn't trip the "the carriage has returned" lever. I don't know
if it's a lubrication issue or if the CR spring is worn out. I'm
pretty sure it's not the dash pot, as it doesn't get quite that far.
Does anyone have a spare top cover? Mine is shattered.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
... And if
your 33 is really tooo bad to restore - just throw it
away and
get another one. They stand around in every corner. I did not yet
have to
throw one away, but...
I disagree, I just bought one last week and I've been looking for a
while. And I know others who has been looking to.
Anyway, my new toy will need some servicing, now I know where to turn
with my questions :D