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| Electric Typewriters » How do electric typewriters work? » 03-3-2025 23:31:22 |
- jeffbiss
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Pete E.
I found some drive belt on ebay: search for "GATES Timing Belt 6mm 5 Meter GT2 Open Belt Pitch 2mm Non-Slip Version Nylon". 2mm pitch, 6mm wide, so I have to cut it to 5mm. You're lucky that you found the right belts when you did!
| Electric Typewriters » How do electric typewriters work? » 01-3-2025 09:50:06 |
- jeffbiss
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Pete E,,
Advice is welcome. I fully understand what you're saying and will look into getting more experience. But I had no idea as to how these things work and am amazed at how simple the concept is. I was expecting a more complicated system that actuated the type bar, not just a continually spinning roller that would propell it.
However, I will be ordering belts so I will have them. That site is a bit difficult to use as it should provide a better search feature, such as entering the details that you provided above. I have to look through their offerings again to find those that you list. I haven't found any 5mm width belts, just 6mm, so I may have to slit them down to 5mm.
| Electric Typewriters » How do electric typewriters work? » 28-2-2025 18:42:59 |
- jeffbiss
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Eagle and Pete E.,
Thank you very much for that information. I'm surprised that there is a book about typewriters that explains it all as there are with other technologies. I started with this question simply because I thought having a "how it works" post would be a good thing. I didn't think of going to patents for that information, but it makes sense. I was hoping that Trusty Old School would have more detail as to what's under those covers, I took only the exterior and first inner covers off, so I could see what I would get into when I take that lower inner cover off to deal with the sticking type arms. Oh well, I will try to document that for an Olivettii Lettera 36 post
And Pete E. that link to belts and what you found was needed is a great help, I will be able to order a few, but am missing the one from the motor to the big black pulley, I don't know what to call either, but you do.
| Electric Typewriters » How do electric typewriters work? » 27-2-2025 17:54:25 |
- jeffbiss
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Hello all,
I have an Ollivetti 36 that's fan runs when power is turned on, but it doesn't type. I see that it is missing a belt, I removed it from its case, but don't see any wires running anywhere but from the On/Off switch to the fan motor. I don't know how electric typewriters work, so to start me on the road to fix this electric typewriter can someone point me to good information that explains how electric typewriters work?
I've searched the internet, but get useless high level descriptions when I need lower level information to help me determine where to start removing parts first. I am reticent to start that process because I'm not sure how to safely remove the plastic keys in order to remove a cover plate.
Thanks, Jeff
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