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| Exterior view. The printwheel has two parallel sets of
the same alphabet and the printed output / paper-tape passes over a circular
blade. This results in two wo copies of each message. |
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| With cover off. Note that there is no letter 'W' in the
Italian language. The 'W' key is therefore used as a space character.
The CX-52 (which was sold all over the world) can be adjusted to use A,
J, K, W, X or Z for spacing. Presumably, any given CX-52 customer would
choose the least-used one of those letters based on their native language. |
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| Closeup of the voltage selector switch. The two red bakelite knobs
near the motor worm gear provide the means to switch between AC and DC
power. There is a large bar that swings between the two contacts and can
be locked down. Power input is 120 to 260 VAC, 42 to
50 Hz or 12 VDC. |
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| Right side |
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| Left side |
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| Closeup of motor. The red and green wires hanging out of the case
are not original. They are providing a temporary power connection. |
| All photos in this table by John Alexander |
