Table Of Contents - IBM 1403 Field Engineering Maintenance Manual

Contents
IBM 1403 Printer Models 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 ........ 5
Introduction ............................................................................ 5
Safety ...................................................................................... 5
Preventive Maintenance .......................................... .............. 5
Installation Procedure .... ................ ...................... .................. 5
Service Procedures ............................................................ 10
Cover Removal.................................. .......... ........ ...... .............. 10
Manual Controls: Adjustment .............................................. 11
Forms Positioning .................................................................. 15
Base Adjustments and Removals ............................................ 21
Chain Cartridge ...... ~.................... ........................................... 30
Hammer-Unit Assembly .......................................................... 37
Ribbon Unit ............................................................................ 41
Tape-Controlled Hydraulic Carriage........................... 51
Hydraulic Unit ........................................................................ 51
Carriage Adjustments ................ ................ ........ .................... 57
Carriage Adjustment with the Tachometer-
Generator ............................................................................ 63
Single Shots ............................................. ,. .... ......... .......... ...... 65
Static Adjustment of the Carriage-Tape Brushes .. ..... ......... 70
Dynamic Adjustment of the Carriage Tape Brushes ............ 71
Information Peculiar to the IBM 1403 Model 3
72
Service Procedures .................................................................. 72
Manual Controls - Adjustment ........ ........ ............................ 72
Base Adjustments and Removals ........ .................................... 72
Train Motor Drive-Gear Adjustment .................................... 74
IBM
1416 Train Cartridge ...................................................... 75
Train Lubricator ........................................ .................... .... .... 81
Hammer-Unit Assembly ........................................................ .81
Ribbon Unit ............................................................................ 87
Print Quality Adjustments ............................. ....................... 89
Impression Control Bar Adjustment .................................... 91
Timing Disk Transducer Adjustments ................................ 91
PCS Transducer Adjustment .................................................. 94
Print-Quality Concepts .................................................... 95
Printing Characteristics Defined ............................................ 95
Print-Quality Measuring Devices ........................................ 95
Printer Checks and Adjustments to Meet
Optical-Reader Requirements ............................................ 98
Specific Print Problems and Their Cure .............................. 98
Locations and Voltage Specifications .................... 102
Appendix ,........................................................................... 103
Oscilloscope Waveform Charts .:.......................................... 103
Print Troubleshooting Reference Chart ............................ 104
Index .................................................................................... 105