Kyle, my Friden is a Model SFD-V, although yours looks similar, apparently it
is different. You will find that a lot of the old lube has combined with dust
and dirt to make gummy grime. This sticky stuff will cause the relays and lever
arms to stick and act sluggishly. I have found that a strip of paper pinched
between the relay armature and pole piece then pulled out while pinching will
remove a lot of it. So clean and oil, clean and oil. I have found a bunch of
stuff on bitsavers and also had some help from the guys on GreenKeys. Good
luck. Let me know if I can help.
Mike Zahorik (414) 254-6768
From: Kyle Owen via cctalk <[email protected]>
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: Shipping a Flexowriter
Thank you for the compliments! I'm looking forward to getting it going.
Any idea what the model (FIO) indicates?
Trying to locate some repair manuals and tips. Anything else I should look
for other than what's on Bitsavers?
The unit powers up and types with a few keys slow to act or return.
Carriage return doesn't latch when it gets to the left margin. Column 4 of
the punch is stuck on. Reader seems to work fine.
Thanks,
Kyle
