Correcting IBM Selectric II Typewritter correcton... (by 2 users)
We have an IBM Selectric II Typewritter that will not correct. When you press the correction key it goes back but the typewritter ball and correction ribbon don't engage at all. They correction key is merely acting as a backspace key. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help!
1 Other User Has The Same Problem
Comment by Cambs, posted on May 27, 2008
After replacing the ribbon on 2 separate machines (both of the machines are IBM Selectric II's) the correction function is no longer working. The correction tape and ribbon are properly installed but the tape is not lifting the characters off of the paper. I can see where the correction tape has been striken and the character on the page even appears to be 'slightly' lighter than the others after a correction is attempted but it is not completely lifted. Could it be possible that the ribbons that were recently installed in the 2 machines are "non-correctable"? :(
GuruDickyO
Comment by DickyO, posted on Jun 02, 2008
Sounds like you have very old supplies on a non correctable ribbon on the T/W. Correctable ribbon have a yellow or orange knob.
DickyO
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