8 Jun
2016
8 Jun
'16
5:11 p.m.
Folks
I have today collect a recent E-Bay purchase. It appears to be an IO
Selectric that has been left in a garage for a long period of time and is
very gummed up. It will turn over with the manual handle, and it appears to
try and type, but the carriage does not advance. All the tapes and chords
appear to be in place. I have put some pictures here:-
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=277A0739F125010E!119461&authkey=!…
GXKAjqDm7E&ithint=folder%2cJPG
sorry for the long link. Does anyone have any suggestions as to which
manuals are appropriate, and which documentation was followed to allow it to
be used as a printer?
Dave Wade
G4UGM
8 Jun
8 Jun
5:44 p.m.
On 06/08/2016 02:11 PM, Dave Wade wrote:
sorry for the long link. Does anyone have any suggestions as to
which manuals are appropriate, and which documentation was followed
to allow it to be used as a printer?
Don't know if it'll help but the Yahoo group "golfballtypewritershop"
does have manuals and a lot of expertise:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/golfballtypewritershop/info
--Chuck
5:50 p.m.
I just did a quick check--the Yahoo golfballtypewritershop group does
have the Louis Sander 1983 article from Micro magazine about converting
an I/O selectric for general computer use.
There's also a two parter on the I/O Selectric theory of operation.
You should have enough there to keep you busy.
--Chuck
9 Jun
9 Jun
4:07 a.m.
Thanks Chuck,
I should have got those before as I have been a member on there for ages,
just couldn't remember they were there. The stuff in mine looks very similar
to the Louis Sanders article I have, so I am sure its from the same article.
I now need to read the theory and clean, adjust and lubricate.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck
Guzis
Sent: 08 June 2016 22:51
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: IO Selectric
I just did a quick check--the Yahoo golfballtypewritershop group does have
the
Louis Sander 1983 article from Micro magazine about
converting an I/O
selectric for general computer use.
There's also a two parter on the I/O Selectric theory of operation.
You should have enough there to keep you busy.
--Chuck
10 Jun
10 Jun
3:09 a.m.
Dave,
The best manual I have has 54 pages of visual diagrams for adjusting the
Selectric II, which should be mechanically similar to yours, save the added
actuators. With about 7 adjustments depicted per page. Really. That's no
trivial piece of mechanical machinery, it's up there with some of the most
complex mechanical calculators I have. But they are very well documented
(unlike said mechanical calculators). I'm in the process of uploading a
folder with all the Selectric II manuals I have accumulated to my public
Dropbox, including that most useful "visual" guide. Once it's up through my
minuscule upload bandwidth I'll post a link.
Marc
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dave Wade
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 1:07 AM
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic Posts'
Subject: RE: IO Selectric
Thanks Chuck,
I should have got those before as I have been a member on there for ages,
just couldn't remember they were there. The stuff in mine looks very similar
to the Louis Sanders article I have, so I am sure its from the same article.
I now need to read the theory and clean, adjust and lubricate.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck
Guzis
Sent: 08 June 2016 22:51
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: IO Selectric
I just did a quick check--the Yahoo golfballtypewritershop group does
have
the
Louis Sander 1983 article from Micro magazine about
converting an I/O
selectric for general computer use.
There's also a two parter on the I/O Selectric theory of operation.
You should have enough there to keep you busy.
--Chuck
7:18 a.m.
Thanks Marc Sounds Great. Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
CuriousMarc
Sent: 10 June 2016 08:09
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic Posts' <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Subject: RE: IO Selectric
Dave,
The best manual I have has 54 pages of visual diagrams for adjusting the
Selectric II, which should be mechanically similar to yours, save the
added
actuators. With about 7 adjustments depicted per page.
Really. That's no
trivial
piece of mechanical machinery, it's up there with
some of the most complex
mechanical calculators I have. But they are very well documented (unlike
said
mechanical calculators). I'm in the process of
uploading a folder with all
the
Selectric II manuals I have accumulated to my public
Dropbox, including
that
most useful "visual" guide. Once it's up
through my minuscule upload
bandwidth I'll post a link.
Marc
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dave
Wade
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 1:07 AM
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic Posts'
Subject: RE: IO Selectric
Thanks Chuck,
I should have got those before as I have been a member on there for ages,
just
couldn't remember they were there. The stuff in
mine looks very similar to
the
Louis Sanders article I have, so I am sure its from
the same article.
I now need to read the theory and clean, adjust and lubricate.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck
Guzis
Sent: 08 June 2016 22:51
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: IO Selectric
I just did a quick check--the Yahoo golfballtypewritershop group does
have
the
Louis Sander 1983 article from Micro magazine
about converting an I/O
selectric for general computer use.
There's also a two parter on the I/O Selectric theory of operation.
You should have enough there to keep you busy.
--Chuck
8:26 p.m.
Here is the link to my Selectric II documentation:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k8l6sumb5cjrp7a/AADQ3SgnWqtqmw8Jo6yHV84ea?dl=0
Some of the files are still syncing, should be done soon. When it's all done
you should have 4 manuals.
Marc
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dave Wade
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 4:19 AM
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Subject: RE: IO Selectric
Thanks Marc Sounds Great. Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
CuriousMarc
Sent: 10 June 2016 08:09
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic Posts' <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Subject: RE: IO Selectric
Dave,
The best manual I have has 54 pages of visual diagrams for adjusting
the Selectric II, which should be mechanically similar to yours, save
the
added
actuators. With about 7 adjustments depicted per page.
Really. That's
no
trivial
piece of mechanical machinery, it's up there with
some of the most
complex mechanical calculators I have. But they are very well
documented (unlike
said
mechanical calculators). I'm in the process of
uploading a folder with
all
the
Selectric II manuals I have accumulated to my public
Dropbox,
including
that
most useful "visual" guide. Once it's up
through my minuscule upload
bandwidth I'll post a link.
Marc
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dave
Wade
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 1:07 AM
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic Posts'
Subject: RE: IO Selectric
Thanks Chuck,
I should have got those before as I have been a member on there for
ages,
just
couldn't remember they were there. The stuff in
mine looks very
similar to
the
Louis Sanders article I have, so I am sure its from
the same article.
I now need to read the theory and clean, adjust and lubricate.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
Chuck Guzis
Sent: 08 June 2016 22:51
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: IO Selectric
I just did a quick check--the Yahoo golfballtypewritershop group
does have
the
Louis Sander 1983 article from Micro magazine
about converting an
I/O selectric for general computer use.
There's also a two parter on the I/O Selectric theory of operation.
You should have enough there to keep you busy.
--Chuck
11 Jun
11 Jun
4:42 a.m.
Thanks for that, the last looks very usefull...
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
CuriousMarc
Sent: 11 June 2016 01:27
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: RE: IO Selectric
Here is the link to my Selectric II documentation:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k8l6sumb5cjrp7a/AADQ3SgnWqtqmw8Jo6yHV84
ea?dl=0
Some of the files are still syncing, should be done soon. When it's all
done
you
should have 4 manuals.
Marc
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dave Wade
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 4:19 AM
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Subject: RE: IO Selectric
Thanks Marc Sounds Great. Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
CuriousMarc
Sent: 10 June 2016 08:09
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic Posts' <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Subject: RE: IO Selectric
Dave,
The best manual I have has 54 pages of visual diagrams for adjusting
the Selectric II, which should be mechanically similar to yours, save
the
added
actuators. With about 7 adjustments depicted per
page. Really. That's
no
trivial
piece of mechanical machinery, it's up there
with some of the most
complex mechanical calculators I have. But they are very well
documented (unlike
said
mechanical calculators). I'm in the process
of uploading a folder with
all
the
Selectric II manuals I have accumulated to my
public Dropbox,
including
that
most useful "visual" guide. Once
it's up through my minuscule upload
bandwidth I'll post a link.
Marc
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dave
Wade
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 1:07 AM
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic Posts'
Subject: RE: IO Selectric
Thanks Chuck,
I should have got those before as I have been a member on there for
ages,
just
couldn't remember they were there. The stuff
in mine looks very
similar to
the
Louis Sanders article I have, so I am sure its
from the same article.
I now need to read the theory and clean, adjust and lubricate.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
Chuck Guzis
Sent: 08 June 2016 22:51
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: IO Selectric
I just did a quick check--the Yahoo golfballtypewritershop group
does have
the
Louis Sander 1983 article from Micro magazine
about converting an
I/O selectric for general computer use.
There's also a two parter on the I/O Selectric theory of operation.
You should have enough there to keep you busy.
--Chuck
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