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<DIV>thanks Bob!</DIV>
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<DIV>yea oil everything except the selector magnet coils!</DIV>
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<DIV>I did not know that the most common failure in news machines that ran
all day were broken drive shafts. </DIV>
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<DIV>One thing i need to deal with is cleaning the gunked up
oil/paper dust mixture out. I remember in the old days they
used to use kerosene to flush the innards.</DIV>
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<DIV>the other thing that bothers me is the padding inside the case
is really oil soaked.... </DIV>
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<DIV>Ed#</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 2/2/2012 2:16:02 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
rabruner@aol.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>The secret to keeping the Model 15 page printer (and all it's teen
numbered siblings) in good running order is keep it slathered in oil.
It's hard to find the specification oil, but 20 wt non detergent engine oil
will do) and lubriplate can serve in place of the specification grease.
The the main drive shaft that runs along under the back of the printer
mechanism has five felt slip clutches on it. You need to pry these open
a bit with a small flat blade screwdriver (they are spring loaded) and
saturate them with oil. One end of the drive shaft (I recall it's the
left end) has an oil hole for oiling the wick down the center of the drive
shaft. Take the printer off the base and stand it on end and add oil
until you see it run out the other end. Oil the felt clutches on the left end
of the platen. Oil anything else that looks like it moves. Put
grease on anything that slides. This is one venue where you don't have to
worry about over-lubing the device. I had an AP technician tell me once
that if it were not for the fact the paper would get wet, the best approach
would be to run the machine in a vat of oil. If you don't keep the drive
shaft oiled up, it will break. The most common failure in news machines that
ran all day was broken drive shafts. If the machine is intact, and was
working, oiling it will probably make it work again. Of course, you do
need a source of code to print, but that's another problem. </DIV>
<DIV>Bob Bruner</DIV>
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