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What kind of lubricant do you use for these? I've seen gun oil for manuals, idk if these need something different. I have a 1 right now and a II on it's way, and both need work, but the 1 is typing, the typeball just isn't twisting to hit with different characters and the carriage, (is that what it's called with these? ) The mechanism with the ball and ribbon that's supposed to move, is stationary as well. I was hoping they'd have a carriage lock type thing like the old manuals, that was always an easy fix, not gonna be so easy here. haha. Gonna take apart and clean everything up, start there. This video has been super helpful.

Small correction: you said that the set screws for the platen are allen screws. They're not, they're Bristol screws, and almost all of the set screws in the Selectric are Bristol screws. Using an allen key on them will eventually strip them out. Bristol is a little more like torx, and I've had luck using torx bits on them without doing damage, but only did that because I too didn't know that they used a completely different type of bit.

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Thanks so much. Perfect for my level with some mechanical experience in advance, learned to type on one of these and knew a few switches, but not ever had the cover off. My used Selectric II isn't gummed up and issue were the two blocking plastic pieces with the patent sticker and jewelry warning sticker have warped a bit and interfering with the carriage movement in two spots. Removed them for now and thinking how I might unwarp the plastic.....

Does anyone know where he got the diagrams that he showed in the video? I’m trying to repair one of these and I am looking for some kind of repair manual.

I serviced Selectrics for 25 years. When they were sticking I removed all casings, ribbons, correction tapes etc and cleaned them with air pressurized varsol, then sprayed them with typewriter oil. The varsol washed all the old oil and grease out. Then greased cams, cam followers, cycle clutch, degreased rubber drive belt, checked adjustments. Looked and worked like new. Secretary's loved me

OMG…You’re a genius. I have one of those nut don’t have the confidence to work on it. I bough mine brand new back in the early 80’s.

I just picked one up on the flea market, got it working in a day by just lubing the stuck parts. It was kind of a sensation to me and my friends, we had never seen anything like this device before. We were fascinated by the movement of the "ball"! Sadly after a few hours of typing the steel band that rotates the ball broke, causing huge sadness for everyone. I am now looking for a replacement band, I really want to see it live again. Wish me luck :(

Clarifications. The Canadian para smock was first issued in the summer of 1974 just in time for the Edmonton Freedom of the City Parade. They were in use more widely until 1995 when the idiot liberal government disbanded the Airborne Regt. Beyond that, instructors at the Cdn Para Centre (formerly the Cdn AB Centre - CABC until 1996) for a few more years beyond. They were not authorized for wear by the new dispersed para companies. The smocks were the idea of the Regt Comd, Col Lessard, who wanted them to be a symbol or the Regt's identity, like their distinctive maroon berets (maroon, not red). The maroon beret is the internationally recognized headdress of paratroopers. Before 1974, many jumpers wore the older OD smocks which were not on general issue nor were they being produced. By the 70s, they had become a status symbol but not everyone had one. Contrary to your video, they were not worn "with black pants". Generally speaking they were worn with the OD combat pants and a maroon AB Regt t shirt (long sleeve sweat shirt if temps were colder).. On rare occasions they could be worn with the dark green 'work dress' pants (same ones later worn with the garrison jacket). However, members of the Regt did not like that. With the creation of the Special Svc Force Bde (SSF) in 1977, the wearing of the smock was expanded to people outside of the operational airborne community as a symbol of their belonging to that special, highly mobile, rapid deployable bde. For example, First bn the Royal Canadian Regt in London, ON was now part of the SSF and, as such, they all wore the smock... whether or not they were jumpers. The patch you refer to as the "OSONS patch" is that of the SSF. Osons is the bde motto in Latin and means 'we dare'. They looked good but were somewhat impractical in the field. The more non jumpers chose to strut around in them, the less that real paratroopers wore them. They generally became garrison wear. As for the DPM pattern. Yes it was based on UK DPM with slight colour differences. The pattern was created for the Tanzanian army who, in turn, contracted Peerless Garments of Winnipeg to make their uniforms. These had the same pocket layout etc as the Cdn uniforms. When the AB Regt was shopping around for someone to make their smocks in 1974, Peerless said "we've got thousands of yards of this Tanzanian stuff, you want we should make it out of this?" Okay. And the smock was born. AB vets get really touchy about civilians and non-jumpers wearing their precious smocks. Good for a collection, it is disrespectful to slum around in it.

My wife’s type writer won’t return

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In 2021 or 2022 the new Mk2 jackets I paid about US $70 no liner and US $90 with liner.

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I'm a new adept in the art of Selectric repair, got model III correcting recently. Thanks a lot for the explanations, I unscrewed the hex grub screws on the platen shaft before taking the typewriter's case off because Ididn't know about the platen latches until I saw Fran take the machine apart for repair.

Can it be converted into a fully manual typewriter without the need for an electric motor? That is, to work without electricity, but while maintaining the same mechanism.

Whatever you jam into the hole to rotate the axle manually, make sure that the metal you use is softer than the original metal in the thread. That way you don't destroy the thread.

Great video from the viewer's perspective, giving a general overview of the operation, disassembly, and common service tips. Thanks. I wish a few of the parts I wanted to see weren't out of focus or blocked by your arm.

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What is it if the space bar moves the carriage like three spaces when you hit the space bar? Thank you

I bought a black IBM Selectric III from the IBM showroom in Manhattan. It was about $700 or so but it was worth every penny. I had used other earlier Selectrics and that's why I bought my own. It was a fine machine. It had a wonderful keyboard and I could type well over a 100 WPM on it. I also bought three extra balls for it with different typefaces. I got plenty of use out of it until I sold it and bought my first Macintosh with MS Word. IBM Selectric typewriters can't be beat. They're just so smooth to use. This video really brings back good memories.

You can tell this is fake because Canadians can’t get cold. I’ve never seen a Canadian wear a jacket. Nice video.

These machines are such pieces of garbage, especially the ink ribbons. I just recently purchased an IBM Selectric II, and it's *such* a frustrating experience getting the ink ribbon to sit still without jumping out of line. Stick to a regular electric typewriter, like a Smith-Corona Coronet or Super 12 (and the like).

I just got a IBM Correcting Selectric, however unfortunately rotate tape broke after I forcefully put it back to track/reel (it works for a while until i press "TAB" button). Not sure where to get a tape and it'll challenging to replace it. Any idea if I can use a nylon string to replace it?

That's what nightmares are made of, I'd imagine you keep a close on eye on suspicious cargo after that. Makes you wonder How many other cars lost windshields that day, or worse. Smart choice to have a Dashcam.

I am looking for Selectric III balls. Where is a good place to look? (Selectric II balls do not fit a Selectric III.)

This is a great video, thank you. No one seems to talk about what products they use to clean and oil the typewriter. I don’t know what kind of grease and oil to buy. Also, how do you get the gummed up oil out of the tiny spaces? Thanks, again for a great video.

would break cleaner be an appropriate agent to clean the mechanism?

is it possible to make it type from Right to left ?

I worked on these for years and can smell this video lol

Fui técnico dess e modelo de maquina aqui em São Paulo Brasil nos anos 80/90... saudade.. gostava muito de fazer reparos nelas.. abraço

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I used the selectric in high school and college. Toward the end of my college, we had the computer lab with word processors. The paper template over the keyboard for Word Perfect looked like an instruction card in a jet airliner. Alt, Cap, & lots of tiny print to tell you how each function works. 1989? I think. I did use a manual portable before this. My fingers had muscle bulges!

Amazing stuff

I know this is a 3 yr old post, but the brass rod worked fantastic!

Where are you getting the cadpat? I thought it was super regulated etc? Im down here in Vermont 🇺🇸 and can't find it anywhere. Never even seen it before.

Soo... I got a tape and a handcycle tool for free. I watched some videos and I hope I can manage to replace it

Hello Adnre, i hope you are reading my comment. I got one IBM Selectric lll a few days ago. But somehow I broke my metaltape, that turns the golfball. So I basically I have the same problem as you had, but I have no Idea, where I can get an new tape and how to put it in.... Can you please help me?

You never want to jam anything into the hole....on Selectrics at least.🤣

The proper name of the "type ball" is the Element.

The aluminum part under the platen does not need to be removed to remove the upper half of the case. The most common part failure is the return spring that that has a plastic piece that breaks. It's the double spring contraption on the far right with the pulley with the string around it. There's a special cycle tool needed to replace the rotate tape that threads into the operational shaft that the cam is on. ua-cam.com/video/ojWvWvbrLWg/v-deo.html

Watching this ... as well as another similar video but limited to showing the operations of the golf ball, I'm curious as to how these machines are actually manufactured (or put together, more accurately). I find it hard to think/believe that people put together the thousands of these completed machines by hand ... is that how they were taken from individual parts and melded into a finished typewriter. If that's the case, I'm amazed. On another hand though ... watching this being broken down makes me wonder how building this machine from the individual parts is accomplished by machines that construct the final products. I kind of feel like I should be more blown away by the assembly process itself, and not so much (so to speak) by the finished product. Is there anyone here that can talk about that a bit?

Many thanks for a very interesting video. I used to work on the IBM 2740 and 2741, which had almost identical mechanics, but with added electronics to make them data transmitting machines as well as typing. That was long before I even retired. Now in my spare time I play with other things and I often need the small that was standard issue un the IBM toolbox. Can you please advise me where to find one. Thanks again.

This provides a wealth of information for someone repairing one of these little engineering beauties.

What type of oil do you use to lubricate the moving parts? Thank you!

It's call the Carrier Asm, not carriage. Carriages are on typebar machines.

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I'm sure Canadian soldiers today would complain about their kit as any soldier of any country in any generation do. But you really have no idea how lucky you are. I have the misfortune to have joined up in the early 1990s, when all our uniform was starting to age, but well before the new CADPAT stuff had started to roll in. Everything was either too huge or too small, too thick or too thin, too flimsy or too stiff. Dry sags and gortex kit were non-existent. The rain jacket leaked and there was no velcro in any of our jackets or combat shirts. Soldiers had to manually sew their patches on, often in very amateur and a gazillion different ways, ended up looking unprofessional. Never understood the logic of a silly straw string on a combat shirt around the waist, when all you needed was either a more streamlined cut around the waist, or to have buttoned or velcro adjustment tapes around as some other countries' armies do. I'm sure those with a big belly must have complained things were too tight then again if you had a huge belly you should have no business being in the military. The whole idea of a garrison dress was a mystery. Why need a different pair of boots when you could wear a pair of perfectly polished combat boots with it? In the end that's what we were allowed to do anyway. Why have camo in something but not consistently in everything? The Arctic Warfare kit was great I'd give you that. I still miss those white mukluks. The Brit's male and female waist belt buckles are far superior but we felt obliged to look more American with that silly slide-lock buckle which comes loose by itself. Can't honestly say those in charge of kit development and procurement were very bright back in the days.

Those things are a mechanical marvel. I was just watching an old Columbo episode that made me curious about them.

Thanks for posting this, it's hard to find info on these jackets!