Reviving a Facit 4070 Paper Tape Punch

Don’t worry, we’re still very much so in the middle of vacuum tube or bust month here at Usagi Electric. But, in order to take both the UE1 and Bendix G15 further, we need to be able to create new paper tapes. The UE1 needs a specific pattern for testing, as I think we have an alignment issue, and the G15 needs new programs so we can push the system harder and test more instructions. That’s where this Facit 4070 paper tape punch comes in. It’s a little worse for wear, but if we can get it going, it’s going to solve a whole lot of problems! If you want to support the channel please hop over to Patreon:   / usagielectric   Also, we now have some epic shirts for sale! https://my-store-11554688.creator-spr... Come join us on Discord and Twitter! Discord:   / discord   Twitter:   / usagielectric   Intro Music adapted from: Artist: The Runaway Five Title: The Shinra Shuffle https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01847 Thanks for watching! Chapters 0:00 These two vacuum tube computers have something in common 3:01 Welcome to the Facit 4070 5:36 Disassembly and cleaning 8:20 An unhappy power supply 11:27 The RS232 interface PCB 12:45 Is it really going to just work? 15:48 Sending it serial data 18:42 Reloading for 5-level paper tape 20:27 Punching the Diaper onto white paper tape 21:57 Testing Diaper on the G15 24:25 Editing David thought this part sucked, so he changed it 26:26 The G15 doesn’t seem to care! 28:36 That’s a cool kitty