20 Most Recent Nakajima AE-710 Typewriter - Page 6 Questions & Answers

will not type letters dark enough

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DickyO

try a light oil on the steel rod the carrier travels on, check for forien objects in the machine, otherwise take to a repair shop

The slots for correction tape is at the ribbon carriage left & right. Install it by first attach the supply side (full tape) at the left and make sure the rough surface of the tape face toward the platen and attach take off side at the right side.

very common problem, The print wheel homing sensore weirs broke off. you need to take off the ribbon deck. pull weirs from the white plastic sleeve that runs from carrier to main board. fined 3 weirs grouped together ( red, black,green) 1 or more of them are cracked in side the casing or have broke in 1/2. need to resolder them together little tough to do the 1st time. a bunch of sen sores came out with to hard of a weir making them brake premacherly

there is a slide switch on the L.H. side of the key board that reads 10,12,15, PS
the switch needs to match the print wheel stile you have in your typewriter. most typ's have 10 or 12.
PS stands for proportional spacing a takes a spicule print wheel

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Press and release the margin release key, backspace to the position you want the margin to be and press the left margin key.

DickyO

First see if the ribbon is spacing a full space for each letter pressed if not you may be in the over strike ribbon mode, to get out of the mode press code and comma, period or slash i'm not sure which one So try them all.
If that dosen't help check to be sure the correction tape is not getting in the way, remove the corr. tape and try it.
Next remove the ribbon and release the hammer as if you were changing the P/W and see if the plunger in the solenoid is free, if not try a drop or two of WD40 on it.

DickyO

Try holding down on the MR (margin release) key and turn on. Machine will print a few lines with all the letters. Turn off and then on and try. Also make sure someone has not switched the key tops for left marging and right margin, I have seen this "joke" played on people. Can you set either margins?

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DickyO

The typewriter is in the keyboard ll position, hold down the code key while touching the KBll key (5)

Alittle more info would be helpful. First be sure paper space is not in (PS).

Dickyo

Check to see if the pitch is in proportional space (PS) this will select wring letters.

DickyO

Make sure the ribbon is locked down and in correctly.

you have to press code + either , or . at the same time, that function is for multistrike ribbon where the ribbon feed move slower.

I don't find this specific manual on the web. However, here is a link to a manual for a typewriter by the same company for your examination. Try crossreferencing its contents and see what might apply for your model. The alternative would seem to be trying customer service for the company. NAKAJIMA WPT-150 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Pdf Download ' ManualsLib https://arli.com/typewriters/

Interesting question That sounds like a bad connection or a dry joint on a circuit board. Not common, but has been reported before https://www.google.com/search?q=Nakajima+AE-740++printing+random+characters ..

See following page for help Supplies; Cleaning. Service; Printwheel, Ribbon Cassette, Correction Tape - Nakajima WPT-150 Instruction Manual [Page 10] ' ManualsLib

Difficult to work without a comma key! You could try cleaning under it, but there may be some type of spring under there which has broken or become dislodged. Very few people use typewriters these days. You can't clean with Carburetor cleaner, but don't get it in the plastic keys. It shouldn't do any harm, but just in case. It is based on Carbon Tetrachloride which is a cleaner and degreaser. https://www.google.com/search?q=Nakajima+WPT-150+key+stuck ..