PS Magazine - MAY 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 342
MAY 1981
HARD 'N
FAST-to keep ±raffic
moving, Go easy on ±he equipmen±.
tha± means fas±en i± down befOre you
±Ravel. Lock down wha± you can²
pla±en, carRiage, key board, blocking
pla±es.
You migh± ge± away wi±h jus±
loCkin³ down ´He CaRRiage fOr a shor±
´Rip on µood Road¶ Bu´ a long haul oveR
a ´ank ´rail oR woRse ca·ls ¸or all¹ou´
seCURi´º»
¼oRds and cab½es ´ake special care,
´oo¶ ¾ome aRe hidden behind and
uNdeR componen±s¶ Wha± you don'±
see can sure ge´ hur´. ¾o ±ake special
no´ice when rep½acing or removing
youR tt.
When replacing your ribbon, pu´
´he inden±ed side down. tha±'s ±he
only
way¿ i´ feeds propeRly. Pu±
in
backwards, i± dRags on ±he roller.
OPEN
'N
SÀÁTÂIf
your
±ele±ypewri±er is running open or no±
a´ all, ±hereà aRe some ±hings ±o check
before you ±urn i± in for repair.
Äuses
aRe
always
Å
a
possibili±yÆ
Çemember, ±ho, ±ha± a bÈÉwn ¸use May
be ±ryinÊ ±o ±ell you some±hing. I¸ you
blow ±he rep½aceMen±, ±oo, go ahead
and ±urn ±he se± in.
' Ëourse, if you overfuse you woṉ
have ±ha± pRoblem¶
Bu±, youÍÎÏ ge±
Ðno±her is ±he swi±ch box. If you're
moun´ed in an ÑÒ/ÓǼÔ122, Õ142 oR
ÐÒ/V¾ÖÕ3
radio ±ele±ypewri±eR se±
and using secUre geaR, ´he swi±ch goes
in Red¶ If ×o´, messages wiÏl garble.
IF iT±S
no²seCUr³,
USE
BLacK
OR
Y´uµl¶
·¸¹ ºp»¼!
o´hers-like
damage
Ø
±o
cirCui´s
ÄoR yoUR ÑÒ/V¾¼Ô2, see tÙ 11Ú
beCause ±he fuse couldnͱ bÏow¶
5815Û33ÜÝ14 foR Cabling iÞfo¶
If ±raffic is gaRbling, ±heRe are a
In ±he ÑÒ/ßSÖÕ2, if your ttà
couple of checks you shou½d Make
4¼/tÓ is no± working, maybe i±'s
befORe ±urning ±he ±ele±ypewRi±er in
missing soMe´hing. Ñá4 in ±ha± se±up
for repair.
â
ã
neeDs
a
27K
resis±or
and
pÏa±e.
r
±i²1I³f´µl
¶3·¸
Wi±hou± 'eM, i± ac±s like i± needs
the ¸irs± is Mo±or speed. äig ou±
youR ´Rus±y ±uning ¸oRk and eyebalÏ ±he
whi±e do±s again.
Main´enance¶
ån ±he o±her hand, i± youÌRe using
±he ttæç23 or Õ52è lowæÏevel sigéaÏê
ing device and ge± increased Ïocal copy
offÕline error ra±es, ±elÏ your suppor±.
the culpri± is like½y dir±y or ou±Ôo¸ë
adjus±men± send con±ac±s in your
±ele±ypewRi±er.
ìhe
lowÝkeying
vol´age and curren± woṉ Ïe± ±he seϸí
cleaning func±ioé cÏean ±he coé±ac±s.
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