Saturday, May 30, 2015

Spring 999, me 0

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1053 CONSOLE PRINTER RESTORATION Fighting with the far end of a spring is not the most relaxing way to spend a Saturday morning, but it wa...
Friday, May 29, 2015

Tab problem identified, replacing part, and carrier return issue tentatively corrected on the 1053 console printer

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1053 CONSOLE PRINTER RESTORATION The only way to find what was wrong with the tab interposer operation was to get access. I had to remove ...
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More time dedicated to the typewriter space, tab and carrier return functioning

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Yesterday was such a full day that I didn't get to the 1130 system at all. I was able to help repair a power problem on one of the 1401 ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

More work on console printer (1053)

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1053 CONSOLE PRINTER RESTORATION I worked on the typewriter mechanism most of the day. There are a few anomalies on the triggered actions ...
Monday, May 25, 2015

Working on 1053 console printer, attempt to rescue fpga board, and checkout of a Tek 7854 scope

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1053 CONSOLE PRINTER RESTORATION When I reattached the clevis ends to the operational mechanisms, the space was extremely limited. I have ...

Reassembled 1052 console, working on carrier return issue, while fpga board in interface box is still fubar

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1053 CONSOLE PRINTER RESTORATION This morning I found the pivot screw and invested a half hour trying to get the nut and lockwasher in pla...
Saturday, May 23, 2015

Began reassembly of 1052 console printer mechanism, plus failed attempts to tack the jumper wire on the fpga board chip lead

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1053 CONSOLE PRINTER RESTORATION I began reassembling the operational selection magnet assembly, which I know has some very very difficult...