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| Escapement rack alignment screws / left |
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| Escapement rack alignment screw / right |
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| Rear rubber washer |
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| Front rubber washer |
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| Front carriage rail adjustment screw / left |
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| Front carriage rail adjustment screw / right |
...every carriage as long as it's not twisted beyond recognition, that is. I'm assuming these would also work on SM1/5/7 machines, and will update accordingly as I find out for sure. I figured it would be helpful to put all of this information in one place.
Sent from my Olympia SM3
It will be very helpful! (:
ReplyDeleteInteresting! This is (valuable) news to me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information. Great post. Is the fat washer a new one? I used washers about 0.100 inch thick which is about what I have seen others use and seemed close to what the originals were (if they were not squashed). I found when the washers were too thin or too thick it caused problems.
ReplyDeleteThe rear washers came with the typewriter, assuming they were installed when it was refurbished. One of them is strangely soft and leaks rubbery goo around but as long as you don't touch it, then it's ok. XD
DeleteI am hoping you can guide me to the right answer. My caps are fine, but the descenders (lower p's and 'j's) aren't printing well. I am wondering what I should adjust for vertical alignment with the platen? Thanks!
DeleteKudos to you for your persistence, sir! I'm going to have to save this post to my hard drive for future reference.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting to the bottom of the problem!
Now I sort of wishing I had an ailing Olympia, just so I could put this new fix into practice. I'm sure another will be along some time!
ReplyDeleteGuess what, I just remembered this. Exactly the same rack problem - though with possibly different symptoms - on my Facit. I didn't take a photo at the time but there's on here.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the information - this escapement rack screw adjustment fix has just instantly rescued an otherwise-perfect but unuseable German Optima Elite 3!
ReplyDeleteHow do you get at these screws to turn them? The other rail is in the way so I can't get a screwdriver in there straight. Do I have to disassemble the carriage?
ReplyDeleteI just tilt the screwdriver a little to get at them.
Deletethis was happening on mine. I fixed it by raising both the capitals and lowercase letters up, so they hit in the middle of the platen. They are probably hitting a little too low. Adjust the lowercase letters so that the descenders look good, and then adjust the capitals to match. I hope this helps.
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