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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Phagocytosis on Sun, 08 April 2012, 12:36:26

Title: Look what I salvaged from work
Post by: Phagocytosis on Sun, 08 April 2012, 12:36:26

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it's an IBM Wheelwriter 30 Series 2, which is an electronic typewriter.  It uses buckling springs like the other IBM keyboards like the Model M.
It's a real pity that it doesn't turn on but maybe I can still salvage the keycaps if I can't fix it.

Title: Look what I salvaged from work
Post by: SmallFry on Sun, 08 April 2012, 14:08:35

There is a guy here that fixes Wheelwriters... I can't recall his username off hand.

Title: Look what I salvaged from work
Post by: t13 on Sun, 08 April 2012, 14:33:08

Is it the Wheelwriter that has interchangeable keycaps with the two-piece Model Ms, or is there another model that has that feature?

Title: Look what I salvaged from work
Post by: Phagocytosis on Sun, 08 April 2012, 14:35:37

Quote from: SmallFry;570742

There is a guy here that fixes Wheelwriters... I can't recall his username off hand.

that would be pretty awesome but I am pretty sure shipping would be a pain

Quote from: t13;570755

Is it the Wheelwriter that has interchangeable keycaps with the two-piece Model Ms, or is there another model that has that feature?

what exactly do you mean by this? the keycaps come off if that is what you talking about haha

Title: Look what I salvaged from work
Post by: Phagocytosis on Mon, 09 April 2012, 12:13:22

Anyone have any ideas where I could get this fixed or what common problems are for this?