Re: Documation TM200 card reader - pinch roller restoration

2018-12-14 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 4:29 PM Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: > > Update: > I've received good clear photos of the roller pairs, from which I can work > out a sufficiently accurate > diameter for the pinch roller. Thanks David and Ed. > > My guess of 27.5 WAS quite a bit off. Preliminary working f

Re: Documation TM200 card reader - pinch roller restoration

2018-12-10 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 12/10/18 7:00 AM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: > I'd rather find a > solution in the $50 range. The CHM 1401 team replaced the rollers on their M1000 and I thought they got them from some source in LA I asked someone on the team about it, and never got a reply.

Re: Documation TM200 card reader - pinch roller restoration

2018-12-10 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 8:40 PM Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: > Derived from those the correct pinch roller diameter is 27.20 mm. > Notes here: http://everist.org/NobLog/20180922_data_in_holes.htm#rub > > It seems there's a few people who need new M200 rollers. > Once/if I perfect a successful meth

Re: Documation TM200 card reader - pinch roller restoration

2018-10-17 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
A quick update. Thanks to those who sent pics of intact rollers. Derived from those the correct pinch roller diameter is 27.20 mm. Notes here: http://everist.org/NobLog/20180922_data_in_holes.htm#rub It seems there's a few people who need new M200 rollers. Once/if I perfect a successful method of

Re: Documation TM200 card reader - pinch roller restoration

2018-10-16 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
At 07:21 PM 16/10/2018 -0400, you wrote: >> From: Guy Dunphy > >> The mechanics has no adjustment or spring tension on the pinch roller >> positions. ... all the spring is in the rubber of the rollers. >> But how much squish? >> ... >> I'm hoping someone might have some know

Re: Documation TM200 card reader - pinch roller restoration

2018-10-16 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: Guy Dunphy > The mechanics has no adjustment or spring tension on the pinch roller > positions. ... all the spring is in the rubber of the rollers. > But how much squish? > ... > I'm hoping someone might have some knowledge of how much punch card > reader pinch

Re: Documation TM200 card reader - pinch roller restoration

2018-10-16 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
Update: I've received good clear photos of the roller pairs, from which I can work out a sufficiently accurate diameter for the pinch roller. Thanks David and Ed. My guess of 27.5 WAS quite a bit off. Preliminary working from the photo gives a roller Dia of 27.2 mm, ie only just touching. But t

Re: Documation TM200 card reader - pinch roller restoration

2018-10-16 Thread Mattis Lind via cctalk
Den tis 16 okt. 2018 kl 11:52 skrev Guy Dunphy via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org>: > Previously: Manual for Documation TM200 punched card reader > > Restoration of the mechanics of my TM200 punch card reader progresses. > There's a writeup here: > http://everist.org/NobLog/20180922_data_in_holes.

Re: Documation TM200 card reader - pinch roller restoration

2018-10-16 Thread Steve Malikoff via cctalk
Guy said > Restoration of the mechanics of my TM200 punch card reader progresses. > There's a writeup here: > http://everist.org/NobLog/20180922_data_in_holes.htm#tm200 Very interesting page, thanks > Obviously too much 'squish' is undesirable since the roller would get > permanently deformed wh

Documation TM200 card reader - pinch roller restoration

2018-10-16 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
Previously: Manual for Documation TM200 punched card reader Restoration of the mechanics of my TM200 punch card reader progresses. There's a writeup here: http://everist.org/NobLog/20180922_data_in_holes.htm#tm200 Currently I'm machining a mold to cast new pinch rollers - and there's the rub (o