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19-3-2021 03:54:07  #1


Olympia SG1 carriage stuck

Hello,

i got two Olympia SG-1 from different sources and both show the same strange behavior: the carriage doesn't move at all - not when any key is pressed nor with the release levers. But it moves by one position when shift is pressed and with shift lock it can also be moved with the release levers, though with some resistance especially in the middle. (=13pxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cqhBrfStq0)

After having removed the carriage i suspect that there is no problem with the carriage or the way it is put on the machine (but this could be wrong):  With the carriage removed and shift-lock pressed, the backspace key works, but without shift-lock it is stuck. (=13pxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT1uDxTW8aw)

Would be great if someone could give me a hint!

Kind regards!
 

 

19-3-2021 11:40:04  #2


Re: Olympia SG1 carriage stuck

You might take a read through my previous discussion of some weeks ago. 

Some of your symptoms sound familiar to what my machine was showing/doing.

Hope this might be of some help to you :
https://typewriter.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?id=3359


 

 

19-3-2021 13:09:48  #3


Re: Olympia SG1 carriage stuck

Thank you very much. That sounds promising and i will definitely try this. Does the picture at the end of the thread show the correct position or that before you adjusted it?

     Thread Starter
 

19-3-2021 15:53:24  #4


Re: Olympia SG1 carriage stuck

That photo was showing the backwards "7" bracket in a jammed-position.

When I gently pried it with a flat-blade screw-driver, it went "boinnng" and a wider gap between the top of the bracket and the bottom of the adjustment-nut just above the bracket opened up.

Here is a current photo of the bracket in its un-sprung position.
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22-3-2021 06:19:47  #5


Re: Olympia SG1 carriage stuck

Thanks a lot, great advice! That finally did the trick.

     Thread Starter
 

22-3-2021 07:33:13  #6


Re: Olympia SG1 carriage stuck

Glad that worked for you. Thanks for reporting back.


 

 

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