I have had this Brother AX10 typewriter for a while, but set it away for a time since I had a small child that hates the noise. I took it out today though, and powered it up.
Everything seems to work fine, except that the keys 3-C and 4-V do not work. I can press them as many times as I want, or as firmly as I want, but nothing happens.
All the other buttons happily comply with what I want, although the exposed ribbon was a little dry and needed a score or so keystrokes before becoming crisp and clear.
I have tried to pull of the keys and use the vacuum cleaner to get out some of the dust, spiders, and crap, but it has had no effect on the affected keys. I think I could clean the parts underneath, if only I knew how to open the thing. There are no screws like there are on a laptop to remove the keyboard from the rest of the machine, or to remove the keypad from the sensors below them, at least that I could find.
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You can find a Brother Service Center here. www.brother-usa.com/
Their website has this info:
The other thing is there are still typewriter repair places around the world. Since Junk Journaling has become so popular and these artists love the old type, there is a small resurgence of repair places popping up.
Your area may have one!! Post back with an update!! I do love the sound of a type writer. It is a shame that the sound was not good for your child when younger.
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