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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: HaaTa on Fri, 24 September 2010, 18:51:15

Title: Wheelwriter 10 Series II
Post by: HaaTa on Fri, 24 September 2010, 18:51:15

Got it for free...well found it beside a building labelled E-Waste :D

(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0wh7Wl0dI/AAAAAAAACNA/ejhKSSa1T_g/s800/2010-09-24%2017.09.43.jpg)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0wlvVDrAI/AAAAAAAACNA/5up-i_5FGuk/s800/2010-09-24%2017.10.05.jpg)
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0wd4ivn-I/AAAAAAAACNA/vbnYd3PnQv0/s800/2010-09-24%2017.09.12.jpg)

(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0w-aUDimI/AAAAAAAACNA/eomaAxkn97E/s800/2010-09-24%2018.23.24.jpg)

(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0ws7Yt24I/AAAAAAAACNA/KiYARJjuw-0/s800/2010-09-24%2018.22.19.jpg)
:D

Unfortunately the ribbon was ripped, so I had to do some surgery.
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0wreb_mQI/AAAAAAAACNA/8qmqqQhRLTs/s800/2010-09-24%2017.10.49.jpg)

But in the end, no problems.
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0wH3NYUvI/AAAAAAAACNA/yt-ycfuR2v8/s800/2010-09-24%2017.07.07.jpg)

Neato
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0wS4DBXCI/AAAAAAAACNA/BYxmIXJ25vg/s800/2010-09-24%2017.07.52.jpg)

Nice keys
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0w8sFfWzI/AAAAAAAACNA/ntAQARIFHq0/s800/2010-09-24%2018.23.16.jpg)

And if you hadn't realized:
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ03P340t1I/AAAAAAAACOA/53gGGhdDAyI/s800/2010-09-24%2017.05.47.jpg)
Buckling Spring :D With single piece caps, I might add.

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ03TwLEIhI/AAAAAAAACOA/ao5Nb1cTzOo/s800/2010-09-24%2017.06.00.jpg)
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ03R3d3ZQI/AAAAAAAACOA/ThdoVrPmMlA/s800/2010-09-24%2017.05.54.jpg)

Only 2 rivets missing, pretty good, for probably being dropped (it's pretty heavy).
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ03VwSLZdI/AAAAAAAACOA/09AqfckaOkE/s800/2010-09-24%2017.06.10.jpg)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0xH6Gu1PI/AAAAAAAACNA/zWHoI-BkX7A/s800/2010-09-24%2018.24.06.jpg)
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0wb3TYMjI/AAAAAAAACNA/P7w9GvBjhno/s800/2010-09-24%2017.09.00.jpg)

Technically, I could read all the stuff people before me typed, but that would be a pain, as there's no spaces...
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0xqG5_YGI/AAAAAAAACNU/WZQnst_vQ-c/s800/2010-09-24%2018.27.44.jpg)

No ground...
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0wpa_q0bI/AAAAAAAACNA/7NetLGkkV-4/s800/2010-09-24%2017.10.26.jpg)

Best part, the power switch :D
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0xALDu03I/AAAAAAAACNA/iup--ku9gEs/s800/2010-09-24%2018.23.33.jpg)

More pics on picasa (http://picasaweb.google.ca/TrIpLeHaaTa/Wheelwriter10SeriesII?feat=directlink).

Title: Wheelwriter 10 Series II
Post by: elbowglue on Fri, 24 September 2010, 18:54:59

Awesome!
Love the toes too hehe.

Title: Wheelwriter 10 Series II
Post by: HaaTa on Fri, 24 September 2010, 19:14:31

Quote from: elbowglue;226469

Awesome!
Love the toes too hehe.

Haha, yeah. It's big and heavy, so trying to get a good shot is difficult :P.
Especially when your apartment has no furniture...yet.

Title: Wheelwriter 10 Series II
Post by: HaaTa on Fri, 24 September 2010, 19:50:11

Picked it up on 09/20/2010, keyboard made:
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ03TwLEIhI/AAAAAAAACOA/ao5Nb1cTzOo/s800/2010-09-24%2017.06.00.jpg)

Damn, a month early :P.

Title: Wheelwriter 10 Series II
Post by: keyb_gr on Sat, 25 September 2010, 15:18:18

Quote from: HaaTa;226467

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(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6WOoTO_7VuQ/TJ0wd4ivn-I/AAAAAAAACNA/vbnYd3PnQv0/s800/2010-09-24%2017.09.12.jpg)

Yummy, battery leakage. (Or is it?) Thankfully those are alkalines at least.

I hope getting the cracked case fixed wasn't too much of a problem? I once had a similar problem on a radio, got it glued for the most part but it resisted pretty heavily.

Title: Wheelwriter 10 Series II
Post by: HaaTa on Sat, 25 September 2010, 18:40:49

Quote from: keyb_gr;226734

Yummy, battery leakage. (Or is it?) Thankfully those are alkalines at least.

Yeah, definitely battery leakage. I'll fix that part once I feel the need to save margins, and settings :P. Currently I've just unplugged the battery unit.

Quote from: keyb_gr;226734

I hope getting the cracked case fixed wasn't too much of a problem? I once had a similar problem on a radio, got it glued for the most part but it resisted pretty heavily.

The crack seems very fixable (glue), as it's not really a big structural piece (only covers the keyboard portion). Picking up the whole unit, there's a big metal plate on the bottom.

Title: Wheelwriter 10 Series II
Post by: didjamatic on Sat, 25 September 2010, 22:23:18

I have an Actionwriter (similar to Wheelwriter) Has anyone made these work on a PC?

Title: Wheelwriter 10 Series II
Post by: williamjoseph on Sun, 26 September 2010, 02:09:06

I have a series II wheelwriter 6. Picked it up at the local goodwill store for $5, 3 additional font weels, 5 ribbons and 3 correcting ribbons for another $2. Using the hell out of it for filling out applications. anyone have any lead on legit work at home possitions PM me.

Title: Wheelwriter 10 Series II
Post by: ch_123 on Sun, 26 September 2010, 03:52:15

Why does the Wheelwriter need a battery inside it? Does it have a BIOS? :P

These must have been pre-rubber washers on the barrels. It also looks like a Model F conversion.

Title: Wheelwriter 10 Series II
Post by: HaaTa on Sun, 26 September 2010, 07:46:29

The battery is for saving settings such as the margins, spellcheck, etc.

Manual (https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=1uph5dM18s1Fl9S9NRVVfhtVGnkcw59l9VeK0RgfkSm79GMeaQk1WDt8L-PcO&hl=en)

Title: Wheelwriter 10 Series II
Post by: ch_123 on Sun, 26 September 2010, 07:58:07

From the manual's troubleshooting section -

Quote

Typewriter Operates Hot

...

3. Make sure typewriter is not near a heater.

Good 'ole IBM...

Title: Wheelwriter 10 Series II
Post by: sethstorm on Sun, 26 September 2010, 11:23:54

If I was only that lucky, HaaTa.  That said, my purpose for such a dumpstered typewriter would be to rip out the keyboard casing.

Title: Wheelwriter 10 Series II
Post by: pkpossum on Sat, 23 October 2010, 11:42:05

Wheelwriter 3 problem.  Typewriter ribbon does not move when keys are struck.  Correcting ribbon moves when correction key is struck.  Odd thing, I have two wheelwriters (one stored as a backup).  Both have the same problem.  When the "in use" one failed, plugged in the other, and it had the same problem.  Huh?  What are the likely causes of a ribbon motion problem?  Both are about the same age (1990's), is there a "life" issue with some part?