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Olympia SG-1 Locked up
I have just purchased a Olympia SG-1 (the non-deluxe).
It has some issues the main one being that it is locked up. No typing, carriage release does nothing and the carriage is stuck and cannot be returned. Unless I remove the shell, then it works fine.
Is this due to degrading rubber washers in between the shell and the frame?
or is it something else entirely.
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- colrehogan
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Re: Olympia SG-1 Locked up
Is the carriage locked with some sort of carriage lock lever?
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Re: Olympia SG-1 Locked up
Not that I know of. Its a standard and those don't usually have them
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Thread Starter- colrehogan
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Re: Olympia SG-1 Locked up
When you remove the shell, look inside. Is there any evidence of something rubbing on the shell that might be disengaged once the shell is removed? Sorry I didn't know that standards didn't have a way to lock the carriage.
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Re: Olympia SG-1 Locked up
I fixed it.
The spacebar stops were bent downward just slightly that kept the spacebar semi-engaged.
When I bent them up a little it works fine.
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