It's fussy, but not too bad. What's really tough is getting the chromed cover for the left end of the carriage off, as I had to in order to fix the left platen release mechanism. You have to remove the carriage return lever, disassembling it in a way that — well, let's just say that it still makes me shiver.
I'm tuning up an Erika M I bought awhile back. Thanks for posting the diagram. Still trying to figure out the margin setting mechanism, and definitely will not be removing the platen (cringing).
I am excited beyond any reasonable measure to see French and Spanish diacritics on this machine.
Being that I wish to have machines that have multilingual keyboards, this is my definition of perfection. I can now dream of finding a similar one with the same keyboard layout.
Shiny! :D
ReplyDeleteStunning! A unique color for the ‘M’! I am sure even pulling the platen was a challenge.
ReplyDeleteIt's fussy, but not too bad. What's really tough is getting the chromed cover for the left end of the carriage off, as I had to in order to fix the left platen release mechanism. You have to remove the carriage return lever, disassembling it in a way that — well, let's just say that it still makes me shiver.
DeleteI'm tuning up an Erika M I bought awhile back. Thanks for posting the diagram. Still trying to figure out the margin setting mechanism, and definitely will not be removing the platen (cringing).
ReplyDeleteI am excited beyond any reasonable measure to see French and Spanish diacritics on this machine.
ReplyDeleteBeing that I wish to have machines that have multilingual keyboards, this is my definition of perfection. I can now dream of finding a similar one with the same keyboard layout.