IBM Selectric Service Manual

END OF FORMS CONTACT
I.
2.
The end of forms contact should be adjusted so that con-
tact lever works in cover slot and paper guide without
binds.
Adjust switch actuator cam to meet the following condi-
tions:
a. Depress actuating roller arm, contact shall transfer
before roller arm becomes para Ilel with scribe mark
on
end of forms contact bracket (Fig. 210).
".. ..... -Parallel
Scribe Mark
FIGURE 210. End of Forms Contact
b. With roller arm at rest a .005" minimum clearance
shall be provided between switch actuator and
actuator cam (Fig. 211).
FIGURE 211. End of Forms ContaCt
c. The actuator cam shall not touch front cover with
roller arm at rest. Cam should not touch top of
cover, with cam roller flush with front surface of
front cover (Fig. 212).
At Rest
Roller Flush
FIGURE 212. End of Forms Contact
COVER ADJUSTMENTS
1. The printer shall be aligned in cover so that all levers
are centered in openings.
2.
3.
2-60
The platen clears the cover when the platen is in its
extreme front and rear position.
Covers shall be alig~ed and properly sealed to provide
no gap between covers.

IBM Selectric Specifications

General

Type	Electric typewriter
Introduced	1961
Keyboard Layout	QWERTY
Carriage Return	Electric
Manufacturer	IBM
Printing Technology	Typeball (golf ball)
Power Source	AC Power
Power Supply	120V AC