What a blast, I enjoyed every minute of that. I imagine most machines of this series and vintage have the same sort of problems as this one - so there can't be too many still working. I'm so glad you were able to figure out how to bring it back from the dead, share the details so carefully, and hopefully inspire others with the same to have them repaired rather than being trashed. In many ways it is an incredible machine with so many good features. I think it will look great too in the new paint job, although I honestly don't mind it as it is now - grey, red, cream and white all go well. I think the overcharging issue is one to watch out for - it would be a tragedy to leave it on and have it burst into flames. Thanks again to you both for this. Clearly you were both enjoying yourselves, which was a pleasure to see.
Joe, cool project. Please show the machine again after painting. It would be cool to see the painting process too! But if I want to type outdoors for hours on an electric I would just take a portable lithum power pack that has an inverter for 120 AC and be done with it. These are faily inexpensive, have modern battery charging management and will last for many more hours than the tiny batteries in the Poweriter.
The dead giveaway of it being an electric? The air vents on the rear. Yes, I WANT ONE! ("Battery Powered Type Bar" machine; So that's what I need to look for on the internet, eh?) I'm going "hunting" for one over this long holiday weekend for sure! PS: Happy 4th of July to both of you! jb
I DO "get it" about the "coolness" factor of this typewriter. It's amazing that a near FULL SIZE portable runs on batteries! I DON'T think there's ANYTHING else like it on the market today? Some of us, achem, just PREFER the "feel" of such a larger, heavier machine over the typical nonelectric "portables" or even laptop computers. Nice. Thank you for bringing it to our attention! I'm gonna look for one "out in the wild".
What's next? A "SOLAR POWERED" electric portable typewriter? Perfect for folks who like to write out in "the wild" on a friendly, park picnick table or sitting on the sands of a beach too.
Ha! I owned one of those! Bought in the mid 60's maybe? at my Army PX. Used it through college and beyond. The battery gave out at some point and a replacement was really expensive (or not available), so I just ran it off the cord -- I believe I removed the battery but can't remember. It had two replaceable keys that were scientific notations or maybe math symbols ( Σ and maybe π )? It still worked when I sold it for $20 in 2012 to a young girl who was thrilled to get an electric typewriter.
Wow in Italy Smith-Coronas are already unusual, say one for every 100 Olivettis or Olympias. Even the mechanical ones are often (not always) QWERTYs bought in USA by former owners, there are a few electrics (220 Volts!..) but this I never saw before, not even in pictures.
Remind me to dig up the service bulletins for the Poweriter, I'm pretty sure they have the all the electrical specs and such that Kevin needs. I recall having 2 or 3 multi-page technical packets for these in the batch of SCM bulletins I have.
The team-synch concept really works for you guys and us viewer's benefit greatly from it. Very fluid explanation and you two are extremely well-synchronized throughout.. It was uncanny how well-tuned your co-delivery was. Concise precision as to clarifying specific fine points was also a noted plus. Especially well done was the electrical up-grade description that pre-emptively and intuitively answered questions in the perfect linear and logical order. Addressing the nuances of the physics of this machine was very enlightening as to 'trade-offs' Batt. vs. AC etc.. Great new format - You guys rock! Mike Kirwan - Kenmore, WA
Thank you for THIS video Joe! It was VERY informative on a type of machine I've NEVER used or owned. Now? I might just keep a lookout for one to capture "in the wild".
Love the vintage colors!! ❤❤❤ wooow battery operated. That was my favorite thing about many of the 90's-2000's toys and audio tech. Lots of portable, mechanical, but battery operated stuff. CD players really began to incorporate high quality mechanical transports and mechanisms with electric and digital technology such as in high res cd players, Dat and Metal tape players. I personally love my battery operated portables now that you only see integrated batteries on modern items these days.
The last of the S-C battery powered typewriters were called "Electra SS" from 1968. I just got one and I couldn't be happier. The ni-cad half-D batteries can be purchased by searching "maglite battery." It has 5 cells, so one must be removed. Then it's good as new.
The ONLY problem is that you guys are engineers. (Unlike many of us "civilians" out here "in the wild" who aren't.) So you've got the skills and knowledge to go into the "guts" of a lovely, unique typewriter like this one and actually work on it yourselves. We, on the other hand, have got to seek out a qualified local technician instead. They DO exist but are few and far between even in a HUGE metropolitan area like the one I live in around NYC. BUT?... I WILL FIND "MY GUY" EVEN IF I HAVE TO LUG MY TRUSTY MACHINE ALL THE WAY DOWNTOWN TO MANHATTAN BY PUBLIC TRANSIT. (It's WAAAAY too expensive by taxi from up here in the suburbs!) So? Who cares about a hernia if it results in a properly serviced, smooth working "CLICKETY CLACKER" once more, eh? Small price to pay.
So cool. Please tell me, could it be modified to be connected up to a 12v dc Lipo battery ? I only ask because there are times when I am "out in the field" doing Amateur Radio, that a typewriter using my battery powering my Radio, would be so useful for copying fast morse code reception. I look forward to hearing your response. Great RUclips channel by the way. Liking & Subscribed !
Expensive for what it is. May as well get a laptop or large tablet with a detachable keyboard. And turn off the WiFi use the setting focus assist on windows 10 this stops all notifications. Yes I do see that people require something that doesn't distract but I think that option is too much to pay for
That model must have been really expensive, with the rechargeable NiCad cells. I wonder who or which market this model was destined for? Was it for the army, or remote areas where AC power is intermittent? I would really like to find out. Thanks! Daniel
Joe and Kevin are literally the ultimate duo!
What a blast, I enjoyed every minute of that. I imagine most machines of this series and vintage have the same sort of problems as this one - so there can't be too many still working. I'm so glad you were able to figure out how to bring it back from the dead, share the details so carefully, and hopefully inspire others with the same to have them repaired rather than being trashed. In many ways it is an incredible machine with so many good features. I think it will look great too in the new paint job, although I honestly don't mind it as it is now - grey, red, cream and white all go well. I think the overcharging issue is one to watch out for - it would be a tragedy to leave it on and have it burst into flames.
Thanks again to you both for this. Clearly you were both enjoying yourselves, which was a pleasure to see.
Joe, cool project. Please show the machine again after painting. It would be cool to see the painting process too! But if I want to type outdoors for hours on an electric I would just take a portable lithum power pack that has an inverter for 120 AC and be done with it. These are faily inexpensive, have modern battery charging management and will last for many more hours than the tiny batteries in the Poweriter.
The dead giveaway of it being an electric? The air vents on the rear. Yes, I WANT ONE! ("Battery Powered Type Bar" machine; So that's what I need to look for on the internet, eh?) I'm going "hunting" for one over this long holiday weekend for sure!
PS: Happy 4th of July to both of you!
jb
New grail machine! The epitome of typebar electric typewriting portability! Thanks for sharing this, guys!
I DO "get it" about the "coolness" factor of this typewriter. It's amazing that a near FULL SIZE portable runs on batteries! I DON'T think there's ANYTHING else like it on the market today? Some of us, achem, just PREFER the "feel" of such a larger, heavier machine over the typical nonelectric "portables" or even laptop computers.
Nice. Thank you for bringing it to our attention! I'm gonna look for one "out in the wild".
What's next? A "SOLAR POWERED" electric portable typewriter? Perfect for folks who like to write out in "the wild" on a friendly, park picnick table or sitting on the sands of a beach too.
Ha! I owned one of those! Bought in the mid 60's maybe? at my Army PX. Used it through college and beyond. The battery gave out at some point and a replacement was really expensive (or not available), so I just ran it off the cord -- I believe I removed the battery but can't remember. It had two replaceable keys that were scientific notations or maybe math symbols ( Σ and maybe π )?
It still worked when I sold it for $20 in 2012 to a young girl who was thrilled to get an electric typewriter.
Lovely to see Kevin again. I think you work well together. Like Lewis and Martin.
Wow in Italy Smith-Coronas are already unusual, say one for every 100 Olivettis or Olympias. Even the mechanical ones are often (not always) QWERTYs bought in USA by former owners, there are a few electrics (220 Volts!..) but this I never saw before, not even in pictures.
What a nice typewriter! I have a Galaxie 12.
Just won a spiritual grandchild of this. An Epson Elite 300 daisy wheel. Battery or external power cube.
Remind me to dig up the service bulletins for the Poweriter, I'm pretty sure they have the all the electrical specs and such that Kevin needs. I recall having 2 or 3 multi-page technical packets for these in the batch of SCM bulletins I have.
I woud be intersted in those too now I have one..
If you haven't done so as of yet Ted, reminder to dig up the service bulletins for the Poweriter. Thank you! Lol
@@copyrightfreevideobyttf already sent them along months ago. Did you need them?
@@tmunk No, but thanks for asking! 😊
Wow! A White Whale! That thing is waaaaay cool!
Wow!! So amazing. Didn’t know this existed and I need one!
The team-synch concept really works for you guys and us viewer's benefit greatly from it. Very fluid explanation and you two are extremely well-synchronized throughout.. It was uncanny how well-tuned your co-delivery was. Concise precision as to clarifying specific fine points was also a noted plus. Especially well done was the electrical up-grade description that pre-emptively and intuitively answered questions in the perfect linear and logical order. Addressing the nuances of the physics of this machine was very enlightening as to 'trade-offs' Batt. vs. AC etc.. Great new format - You guys rock!
Mike Kirwan - Kenmore, WA
That's the coolest typewriter i have ever seen!!!!!!
Thank you for THIS video Joe! It was VERY informative on a type of machine I've NEVER used or owned. Now? I might just keep a lookout for one to capture "in the wild".
What a great little machine! Good content as always!
Love the vintage colors!! ❤❤❤ wooow battery operated. That was my favorite thing about many of the 90's-2000's toys and audio tech. Lots of portable, mechanical, but battery operated stuff. CD players really began to incorporate high quality mechanical transports and mechanisms with electric and digital technology such as in high res cd players, Dat and Metal tape players. I personally love my battery operated portables now that you only see integrated batteries on modern items these days.
Great stuff! You guys are typewriter Elmers!
The last of the S-C battery powered typewriters were called "Electra SS" from 1968. I just got one and I couldn't be happier. The ni-cad half-D batteries can be purchased by searching "maglite battery." It has 5 cells, so one must be removed. Then it's good as new.
How long would the batteries allow the machine to run before they ran down?
On this day, Kevin ran it over 2 hours and it was still running good.
Thank you Joe! I did hear him mention that fact near the end of the segment.
The ONLY problem is that you guys are engineers. (Unlike many of us "civilians" out here "in the wild" who aren't.) So you've got the skills and knowledge to go into the "guts" of a lovely, unique typewriter like this one and actually work on it yourselves. We, on the other hand, have got to seek out a qualified local technician instead. They DO exist but are few and far between even in a HUGE metropolitan area like the one I live in around NYC. BUT?... I WILL FIND "MY GUY" EVEN IF I HAVE TO LUG MY TRUSTY MACHINE ALL THE WAY DOWNTOWN TO MANHATTAN BY PUBLIC TRANSIT. (It's WAAAAY too expensive by taxi from up here in the suburbs!) So? Who cares about a hernia if it results in a properly serviced, smooth working "CLICKETY CLACKER" once more, eh? Small price to pay.
So cool. Please tell me, could it be modified to be connected up to a 12v dc Lipo battery ? I only ask because there are times when I am "out in the field" doing Amateur Radio, that a typewriter using my battery powering my Radio, would be so useful for copying fast morse code reception.
I look forward to hearing your response. Great RUclips channel by the way. Liking & Subscribed !
The motor speed was rated for around 6vdc input, but there should be modern formulation batteries at that voltage.
I am into a 6SEB from 1963, so the first version. There is no power selection circuit. I think the power supply/charging portion is dead.
Hey Joe, Ever heard of Freewrite , look it up I just saw it, interesting, like a typewriting computer , if that makes sense lol
Expensive for what it is. May as well get a laptop or large tablet with a detachable keyboard. And turn off the WiFi use the setting focus assist on windows 10 this stops all notifications. Yes I do see that people require something that doesn't distract but I think that option is too much to pay for
That model must have been really expensive, with the rechargeable NiCad cells. I wonder who or which market this model was destined for? Was it for the army, or remote areas where AC power is intermittent? I would really like to find out. Thanks! Daniel
At 6:45 Joe and Kevin are discussing half D (batteries), then later on youtube plays an ad for Pepper Bras (for AA, A, and B cups)... ? LOL
I'm sorry... Give me a good old MANUAL machine... No BATTERIES required! (It's "snack" fueled! LOL!).
What? No "AUTO CORRECT/ERASE" built in? Ha! What good is the thing then? LOL!
I hate it when they repaint it when there's nothing wrong with the paintwork