1979 Adler Electric 131d #41039319

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Paolo Dal Chiele (pdcox)
Created: 11-30-2022 at 08:10AM
Last Edit: 01-03-2023 at 09:00AM

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End of the story (almost)
Typewriter assembled and working, in need only of one drop of oil to the vibrator and a new carriage return band..
Typeface specimen sample uploaded.
The Ro 24 Favorit was specifically designed to be used with carbon ribbon to give 'a modern, print-like typeface'.
The same can be said about the Ro 44.

Update 3
Preliminary writing test to see if it is worth continuing after thoroughly cleaning the typewriter:
1. Fixed the carriage draw band by stitching the two pieces together (temporary solution but sufficient at this stage).
2. Replaced the carriage centrifugal brake drive belt.
The result is ok (photo 48): all the main functions are working and I will have just to replace the parts that cannot be repaired, make all the necessary adjustments, and finally oil and grease the mechanics.

Update 2
I started with the carriage because the most obvious problem was the broken carriage return band (photos 14 and 38).
Once the mechanics were cleaned, it was possible to turn it on. Good news: the electrical part is working. Bad news: the power roll is blocked. Due to the change in volume, the rubber cylinder touches the driving levers (photo 39) and it is therefore necessary to restore the correct distance (0.35-0.5 mm).
Other issues:
1. broken carbon ribbon control lever (photo 40)
2. broken carriage centrifugal brake driving belt (photo 41)
3. broken carbon ribbon drive roll (photo 42)

Update 1.
The problem with electric typewriters is that you don't know what's wrong if you don't turn them on, but you can't turn them on after decades of neglect. You have to first repair what is obviously necessary, spend the necessary time cleaning and lubricating the mechanics, and then hope that insurmountable problems do not appear.
I started with the carriage: the paper injector was blocked and it was necessary to disassemble the whole mechanism.
The rear roll of the paper pan was completely cracked and has been rebuilt.
Now everything is working perfectly in the correct parameters.

Intro
I was looking for two bolts to fix the undercarriage of a Triumph Electric 31, and I found this Adler 131d.
Some carbon ribbon is still there...
The carriage was completely blocked, apparently because it was partially covered in a sticky substance (I have not investigated its nature....).
With a lot of degreaser I unlocked the situation and was able to remove the bolts I needed.
With the body removed, apart from the necessary cleaning and the broken carriage return draw band, the typewriter appears complete and in repairable condition.
The Ro44 character (it looks similar to the Ro24 Technical Pica) then convinced me to load it into the car and put it on the list of next projects.
It is one of the first examples of the latest series of electrical standards produced by Adler.

Typeface Specimen:

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2. The elusive font I would like to see on paper again....

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17. The paper injector jammed.

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19. Start of the dismantling for cleaning.

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23. Job done...

24. Under carriage cleaned and oiled.

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26. Carriage and under carriage after coupling.

27. New and old paper pan back roller.

28. After reassembling.

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37. In addition to the Ransmayer & Rondrian logo, on the type slugs are two numbers: 44 and 7,6.

38. The removal of the broken carriage return band.

39. The power roll in contact with the driving levers. When the typewriter is switched on, the power roll is not free to turn.

40. The broken carbon ribbon control lever

41. The broken carriage centrifugal brake driving belt

42. One of the carbon ribbon drive rolls is broken. The mechanism is also deformed and will need to be readjusted

43. The writing test, using a sheet of carbon paper.

44. The three power shaft registration screws on the left side are hidden by the carbon ribbon lower gear that has to be removed. Red paint warns about factory settings to be changed only by trained technical personnel.

45. To have access to the three power shaft registration screws on the right side is necessary to remove the clutch and the carriage return spring housing.

46. For the writing test I have just stitched together the two broken parts of the carriage return draw band.

48. Fimnal result. Alignment is ok. To be honest, I do not see any difference between RO44 and Favorit N24.

49. Final result.

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Hunter: Paolo Dal Chiele (pdcox)

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Interested in historic motoring and vintage cars, I received a typewriter as a bonus when I bought and old off-road car. The previous owner had found somewhere a typewriter produced for the German army and when he sold me the car he gave me the typewriter too. As I learned later, it was a1961 Olympia SM7 Robust..
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