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<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Replace Type Head on Main Body Assembly</span></span></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:41, 21 October 2020</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1" >Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">=</del>== Replace Type Head on Main Body Assembly <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">=</del>==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Replace Type Head on Main Body Assembly ==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>First, get a pipe cleaner or something similarly long and slender. &lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>First, get a pipe cleaner or something similarly long and slender. &lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Push all three of the toothed arms on the main body forward and hold them in place. This is where the pipe cleaner comes in. Put it under two of them, and all three should stay where they are. &lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Push all three of the toothed arms on the main body forward and hold them in place. This is where the pipe cleaner comes in. Put it under two of them, and all three should stay where they are. &lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Place the type head carefully down, and when it catches, press space just a tiny bit. &lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Place the type head carefully down, and when it catches, press space just a tiny bit. &lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Watch for the front toward the keys. There's a small pieces that sticks out that has to stick out on top of the comb (the bit that holds the key levers apart). If it doesn't, then you can't press the keys all the way because it locks up the keyboard. Loosen the type head just a tad and pull it in place if it's not where it should be.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Watch for the front toward the keys. There's a small pieces that sticks out that has to stick out on top of the comb (the bit that holds the key levers apart). If it doesn't, then you can't press the keys all the way because it locks up the keyboard. Loosen the type head just a tad and pull it in place if it's not where it should be.</div></td></tr> </table>

Ryanne https://www.typewriter.wiki/index.php?title=Blickensderfer_6_Cleaning_and_Maintenance&diff=372&oldid=prev 2020-10-21T15:41:05Z

<p>Created page with &quot; === Replace Type Head on Main Body Assembly === First, get a pipe cleaner or something similarly long and slender. &lt;br&gt; Push all three of the toothed arms on the main body fo...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div><br /> === Replace Type Head on Main Body Assembly ===<br /> First, get a pipe cleaner or something similarly long and slender. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Push all three of the toothed arms on the main body forward and hold them in place. This is where the pipe cleaner comes in. Put it under two of them, and all three should stay where they are. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Place the type head carefully down, and when it catches, press space just a tiny bit. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Watch for the front toward the keys. There's a small pieces that sticks out that has to stick out on top of the comb (the bit that holds the key levers apart). If it doesn't, then you can't press the keys all the way because it locks up the keyboard. Loosen the type head just a tad and pull it in place if it's not where it should be.</div>

Ryanne