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...IBM Selectric II Typewritter correcton ribbon won't engage 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 ...

IBM correcting selectric - keys sticking and won't advance when keys or space bar struck By this time almost all selectrics need a good clean and oil the lubricants have turned to gum. DickyO

the return key sticks on my Selectric II the return key sticks on my Selectric I. It will return and just keep advancing the paper. I would like to clean it out and re-oil it. Under the R. black ...

...sticking or needs a small adjustment. The dash (or underscore in upper case) is the character that is preselected when typing. When you hit another character, the machine either adds units or takes ...

typewriter keys stick keys stick Ok finally one I used to work on! The problem is the keys are gummy. Take off the top cover. Open the lid, the platen levers or on either side, push them down and ...

typewriter keys sticking keys stick Your Selectric may need cleaning.

IBM Selectric III??? Keyboard seems to be locked. the keys won't depress The Selectric typewriter has several "interlocks" that can cause the keyboard to be locked. When you turn the machine off there

Selectric II. Recently we have begun to notice that when trying to capitalize certain letters, the spacing seems to skip a half space ahead. As the next letter will We opened the top of the typewriter

Carriage does not advance when pressing the space bar or pressing a key. Does advance when depressing tab. If you press a key does it type or try to correct? The escapement mechanism that allows it to