First part of a IBM Wheelwriter 6746 mini-series. Taking a deep-ish dive... This one mainly covers the carriage and hammer solenoid, and a keyboard layout mod.

0:00 Intro 2:00 Testing 3:00 Paper Insertion Procedure Oops 3:50 Soundproofing Cover Problem 5:30 Typing Test 6:30 No Hammer 8:40 Ribbon Cartridge and Daisy Wheel 10:12 How to Get to the Carriage? 12:13 Disassembly 16:03 Taking Out the Carriage 23:15 Solenoid Disassembly 26:23 Missing Part 28:00 Cleaning the Solenoid 31:15 Out-Of-Bench Testing 34:50 Solenoid and Hammer Operation 37:00 Reassembling the Carriage 45:50 Installing the Carriage 49:10 The Belt Rebelled 51:00 Testing 52:30 Nice Try, No Dice... 53:50 Wheelwreiter Electronics 55:20 The H.A.R.C. 58:30 Ribbon Continuity Test 59:17 More Electronics 1:01:20 Keyboard Layouts Explanation 1:03:15 Layout Mod 1:09:07 Afterword

Part 2: https://youtu.be/gCRCN1h9jIo Part 3: https://youtu.be/SfQ6f2nrZ1o

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