So I didn't exactly do "nothing" over the summer with regards to the 1452. In fact, looking back I see that I accomplished quite a few things, the "little things" that needed to be done that didn't take much time.
For example, I disassembled, thoroughly cleaned, and reassembled the carriage assembly:
There's really not much to see and/or mention here, and I'll show more detail on this when I cover the adjustments later.
I thoroughly washed all of the wiring harnesses:
And, no. I didn't just let them "air dry", as I know this can can leave a residue on the contacts. After drying with compressed air, all of the harnesses were placed in my homemade "vacuum chamber" (an old pressure cooker), and I pulled a 24 hour vacuum to boil-off any residual moisture.
Upon completion I installed the harnesses and accessories, such as the Magazine Motor Reversing Switch harness:
The Carriage Assembly harness:
I also installed new Micro-Switches (#3, "Cancel Relay Micro Follow Switch", & #4, "Safety Micro Switch") for two reasons: 1) Reliability- I don't know how much "life" the old switches have left in them, and 2) Aesthetics- I just happen to like the way the new switches look. Now I know that there are some "old timers" out there who swear that these new switches aren't as accurate as the OEM,'s, and will frown upon my installing new switches, so I saved the old switches "just in case". (I also have quite a few spares).
But the new switches weren't a direct "drop-in" replacement (note the differences):
And thus I had to solder new connections onto the end of the wires:
Thankfully everything worked properly after I adjusted the small Allen bolt in the new switches.
I also adjusted the Micro Switches as per the Service Manual (or at least I thought I did!), but as I will explain in a later Post, I've found the Manual to be a little vague on this procedure....
Lastly, I also installed the rebuilt Selector Unit (a small portion of which is visible above), the subject of the next Post.
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