Malselection - Consistent

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

REMEDY

REMARKS

Malselection,

consistent

1. Broken or cracked type-

head (36).

Replace or repair

1. Typehead could cause problems

if the silver coating wears off.

2. Latch springs on element

broken.

3. Cap broken or loose.

2. Broken bias spring in

tilt ring. (44-31)

Replace

Bias spring is in current level

tilt ring - remove upper ball

socket (41-25) to check bias spring

3. Skirt clearance

See alignment section

4. Tilt homing

See alignment section

5. Tilt arm motion

See alignment section

6. Tilt detent link broken or

loose.

Replace or repair link (46-46)

7. Typing element binding on

ribbon feed plate.

Check and adjust:

1. Fine timing

2. Powered & free flight adjust-

ments.

See alignment section

See "Noise during print cycle only, cause f. "

8. Selector latch links(51-46)

See alignment section

9. Latch stop pads (40-25)

See alignment section

10. Typehead homing

See alignment section

11. Balance arm

See alignment section

12. Rotate arm motion

See alignment section

13. Rotate link

See alignment section

14. Negative 5 latch link

See alignment section

Negative 5 latch (72-41) is not

resetting over stop screw (72-42).

15. Latch interposer restor-

ing spring missing or

broken.

Replace spring (52-1)

16. Positive bail spring

missing or broken.

Replace spring (51-2)

17. Check interposer stop

lugs (52-3) and springs

(52-1).

See alignment section

18. Broken rotate spring

(46-33)

Replace

Rotate spring is removed from

bottom side of carrier

19. Separator wire damaged

or maladjusted (13)

Adjust or replace

Adjust so:

1. Separator wire clears the type head at the half cycle point.

2. It just contacts the card holder

3. It moves away from the card holder when the ribbon load lever is activated for the correctable ribbon.

Selectric II correcting typewriter

only.