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Fialka Controls & Connections
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This page shows the various controls and connections of a Fialka M-125-3xx machine, from three different angles. The drawing are taken from the
Fialka Reference Manual that is
available as a printed book.
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This is what the Fialka M-124-3xx (i.e. the 'newer' version) looks like
when viewed from the top. The copy holder has been raised in order to
give a view inside the printing mechanism. The machine can best be
described as a 10-wheel cipher machine, a telex machine (teletype),
a printer, a tape puncher and a tape reader, all in one.
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The left side of the machine holds the 24V power connector in the
top left. Just above the power connector is the paper tape output
guide. At the centre of the left side is a drawer that gives access
to the punched card reader. Below that is a slide switch that allows
the machine to be used for numbers only (10) or alpha-numerical
data (30).
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This is the right side of the Fialka. At the upper right is the
paper tape input. At the bottom right is the paper chad output channel
and, to the right of it, the (digital) data output socket.
At the left is a metal lever that is used to switch the tape unit
between transmit and receive. At the centre is a mechanical switch
that forces a the output to be printed in groups of 5 letters.
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When the cover of the machine is removed, the complex mechanical
interior is revealed. Behind the keyboard is the drum with the
10 coding wheels. To the right of the drum is a large red mode
switch that also contains an electronic circuit.
Behind the drum is the power supply, the printer and the tape
puncher.
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