ASR 33 repair tips sought.

[Jos Dreesen / Marian Capel]

Tony Duell wrote:
>>> When you press a key, you relase a lever at the right side of the 
>>> keyboard. This rotates (front end rises), turning the well-known H-plate 
>> Why is this so well-known? Was it a frequently failing part? I've
>> noticed this in the past as well, people who had no idea what the
>> codebar reset bail was instantly recognized the H-plate.
> 
> No, it never fails AFAIK.
> 
> The reason it's well-knwon is that it's the part you have to remove in 
> order to remvoe the typing unit (main chassis with the printer mechanism, 
> motor and punch on it) from the base pan. And since that's something you 
> should do if shipping an ASR33 if you don't have the hold-down screw, the 
> H-plate is fairly well known.
> 
I have removed exactly that a couple of times now..
My ASR33 problem turned out to be a slightly bend universal lever in the 
keyboard. But I will also need to readjust the clutch stop. Rather 
difficult to reach with the screwdriver...

					Jos