falter
Veteran Member
After a whole bunch of diversions I am finally getting back to building my TV Typewriter prototype replica. Don Lancaster has been great with supplying info about the original's design. I've finally secured an MDS keypunch keyboard that is correct (keys and pattern all match that of the prototype photos, just not colour). I'm going to feel bad about disassembling a vintage piece like that, but the machine it was attached to is long gone anyway.
I have an opinion question though: should I strive for complete accuracy and see if I can obtain photos of the prototype circuit boards somewhere and try to make the replica internals as close to the original as possible? Never seen photos of them before and not sure if whoever has it would be willing to open the original. Option B is use the plans printed in Radio Electronics. Then I could go further and socket the chips so I can swapnout quickly where they fail..
I have an opinion question though: should I strive for complete accuracy and see if I can obtain photos of the prototype circuit boards somewhere and try to make the replica internals as close to the original as possible? Never seen photos of them before and not sure if whoever has it would be willing to open the original. Option B is use the plans printed in Radio Electronics. Then I could go further and socket the chips so I can swapnout quickly where they fail..