[QuadList] ot - collecting the rest of the tv station.....

[COURYHOUSE at aol.com]

thanks Bob!
 
yea  oil everything except the selector magnet coils!
 
I did not know  that the most common failure in news machines that ran  all 
day were broken drive shafts. 
 
One thing i need to deal with is  cleaning the gunked up  oil/paper dust 
mixture out.  I remember in the old  days  they  used to use kerosene to flush 
the innards.
 
the other thing that bothers me is the   padding inside the case  is really 
oil soaked.... 
 
Ed#
 
 
 
In a message dated 2/2/2012 2:16:02 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
rabruner at aol.com writes:

Please  trim posts to relevant info when replying!



The secret to keeping the Model 15 page printer (and all it's teen  
numbered siblings) in good running order is keep it slathered in oil.   It's hard 
to find the specification oil, but 20 wt non detergent engine oil  will do) 
and lubriplate can serve in place of the specification grease.   The the main 
drive shaft that runs along under the back of the printer  mechanism has 
five felt slip clutches on it.  You need to pry these open  a bit with a small 
flat blade screwdriver (they are spring loaded) and  saturate them with 
oil.  One end of the drive shaft (I recall it's the  left end) has an oil hole 
for oiling the wick down the center of the drive  shaft.  Take the printer 
off the base and stand it on end and add oil  until you see it run out the 
other end. Oil the felt clutches on the left end  of the platen.  Oil anything 
else that looks like it moves.  Put  grease on anything that slides. This 
is one venue where you don't have to  worry about over-lubing the device.  I 
had an AP technician tell me once  that if it were not for the fact the 
paper would get wet, the best approach  would be to run the machine in a vat of 
oil.  If you don't keep the drive  shaft oiled up, it will break. The most 
common failure in news machines that  ran all day was broken drive shafts. If 
the machine is intact, and was  working, oiling it will probably make it 
work again.  Of course, you do  need a source of code to print, but that's 
another problem. 
Bob Bruner
W9TAJ


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