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SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

REMEDY

REMARKS

Tilt or vertical

alignment

Sample:

1. Broken or damaged 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. Tilt detent worn, loose or

defective (37).

Adjust tilt detent screws (37-1)

(37-2) for minimum clearance -

no binds.

A groove may be worn in the side

of the tilt detent, caused by the

tilt detent adjusting screw. (37-1).

3. Weak or broken rotate

detent spring (37-3)

Replace spring (37-3)

4. Fine timing

See alignment section

5. No clearance between the

detent actuating lever

(38-44) and detent cam

follower (38-45).

Adjust nut (38-46) up or down

until a clearance of .001" is

between detent cam follower and

detent actuating lever when ele

ment is at the printing point or

half cycled.

Check skirt clearance after ad

justing clearance between detent

actuating lever and detent cam

follower. (See alignment section)

6. Tilt arm motion

See alignment section

7. Binds in tilt & rotate

detents.

Adjust tilt screws (38-46) and

rotate detent screw (38 -20)

Adjust for minimum clearance -

no binds.

8. Tilt homing

See alignment section

9. Side play in tilt ring.

Adjust tilt ring (39-23) left or

right by with pivot pins (39-21)

The tilt ring (39-23) should be

centered between yoke.

Side play of the tilt ring is con

trolled by pivot pins - side play

should be minimum - no binds.

10. Tilt bellcrank broken or

loose (40-24).

Repair or replace

Bellcrank may have to be removed

to see worn area.

11. Upper ball socket worn

or damaged (41-25).

Move ball socket back and forth,

checking for movement - replace

if worn.

Ball socket should have minimum

movement - no binds.

12. Tilt ring spacers(41-26)

Replace. There should be no

vertical or minimum vertical

movement of upper ball socket.

Spacers allow the upper ball

socket to rotate freely within tilt

ring (39-23).

13. Binds or too much play

in gear train.

Check for worn or damaged gears

and adjust.

Gears should be adjusted for

minimum backlash - no binds

(See alignment section)

14. Rotate detent nut (39-24)

hitting yoke (39-22).

1. Adjust tilt alignment.

2. Adjust fine timing

3. Part of yoke may have to be

filed off.

Affects tilt 3 characters

(See alignment section)

15. Power & Free flight

adjustments.

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

Could cause element to hit ribbon

mechanism.