Teletype 32 Disassembly And Reassembly

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TELETYPE CORPORAT ION
Skokie, Illinois, U.S. A .
SECTION 574-121-702 T C
Issue
1,
July, 1964
32 AND 33 KEYBOARD
DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMB LY
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CONTENTS
GENERAL ........ .... ... .
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DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY . . 1
1. GENERAL
1.01 This sec tion is issued
to
provide disas -
sembly and r eassembly instructions for
the 32 and 33 keyboard and
to
pr esent the in-
structions as a separate section .
1.02 Refere nce s to "left " "right
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"front "
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"rear," etc conside r the keyboard to be
viewed from a position where the spacebar faces
up and the contact mechanism is located to the
viewer's right.
1.03 The disassembly procedure given in this
section will break the keyboard down into
Its major assemblies and mechanisms. If furth er
dis assemb ly ls requ ir ed, r efer to the appropriate
illust r ated parts section which shows detailed a r -
rangements of parts . Wher e it will help in de-
termining the i r location , the numbers of the
parts are given in the instructions.
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DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY
CAUTION: BEFORE BEGINNING DISAS-
SEMBLY, REMOVE CONNECTORS FROM
EXTERNAL RECEPTACLES (POWER
SOURCE, DATA SET, ETC) .
2.01 General:
(a) When self - lapping screws are used to
moun t mechanisms onto cas ting s, do not
remove the self - lapping screws . Merely
loosen them enough to r emove the mecha-
nisms unless specifically instructed other-
wise .
(b) Retaining rings are made of spring stee l
and have a tendency to r elease suddenly.
To avoid loss of these rings when removing
them, proceed as follows:
(1)
Hold retain ing ring to prevent its
rotating .
(2) Place blade of screwdrlver in one of
r ing's slots and rotate screwd ri ver
to Increase diameter.
(3) Ring wil l come off easily In fingers
without flyi ng.
2.02 To remove keyboa r d and call contr ol
unit, proceed as follows:
Note: Refere nce Figures 1 and 2 .
(1) Remove the keyboard plug from its re-
ceptacle on the call contro l unit.
(2) Remove four TP121551 mounting screws
and remove call control unit .
(3) Disengage keyboard cable from TP18253 1
cable clips on subbase.
(4) Insert screwd r iver in slot in TP180977
H-plate and push to left against pres-
sure of spring until H-plate Is disengaged
from unive r sal lever. Re move H-plate.
Note: If the typing unit has been removed
fr_om its seat on the subbase, th e H-plate
w,11 already have been removed.
(5) Loosen two TP180798 keyboard mounting
s crews . Slide keyboard assemb ly to rea r
and llft
it
from subbase.
©
1962 by Teletype Corporation
All rights reserved
Printed in U. S. A.
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