IBM 1627 Manual page 19

Hook Flattened
end of cable
over Carr; age
Contact Tabs
Figure 2-6. Carriage Drive Cable Replacement
grease pencil or marking pen to prevent
position of the kink from becoming lost.
7. Insert new cables through clearance holes
in side of carriage from the inside. Be
careful not to scrape or cut teflon insula-
tion on carriage contact.
contact; loop the bent section of cable with
the teflon sleeving over the other tab and
pull cable taut. In order to keep cable from
springing off tabs while assembling car-
riage, stuff small wads of soft paper into
contact cutout area of carriage around the
cable.
9. Use the following procedure to install the
eyelets removed in Step 6.
a. Push end of cable through copper
sleeve, form a loop, insert eyelet
into the loop, and push cable back
through sleeve.
NOTE: The shortest cable must be installed on the
left side of the carriage.
8. Using tweezers, long nose pliers, or a
very small screwdriver, hook flattened end
of cable over one of the tabs on the carriage
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