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USSR Rotor Fialka Toolkit →
Spare parts and accessories
According to the checklist
that came with each Fialka, the machine was
supplied with a small wooden box (item number 20 on the list)
that contains spare parts and accessories,
or in Russian: Запасные части И Принадлежности,
or ЗИП (Latin: ZIP).
In the box are some spare components, springs, pawls, brackets, fuses,
a paper moisturizer, etc.
For a long time it was thought that all ZIP boxes had been lost,
but in June 2015 a couple of them turned up at a HAM fleamarket. 1
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The box measures 268 x 138 x 60 mm and has a sliding lid with a
checklist
on it. At the right side is a
wax seal
that will be broken if the
top lid is removed,
so that the user is assured of an unused kit.
At the front is a leather carrying grip.
The box was intended for use by the end user, who had received some technical
training before he was allowed to use the Fialka. The purpose of this
training was to make it possible for the end user to carry out small repairs
in case the Fialka broke down or somehow got blocked. The box was used
alongside the canvas pocket toolkit.
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Another very useful item is the paper tape moisturizer that is shown
in the image on the right. It is used when the Fialka is set to print text-only
output onto 9.6 mm wide gummed paper tape. Once printed, the tape is
cut into strips of similar length, which are then glued onto a message
sheet or telegram. The paper tape moisturizer should be filled
with water.
Other items include a variety of springs, pawls,
levers, contact strips, spring-loaded contacts and even contact brushes
for the electromotor, so that any electrical failure can be fixed.
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The wide section of the box even includes a spare spindle for the
cipher wheels, plus spare wheel retaining clips (the so-called C-clips).
The kit also contains a spare printer hammer
plus a set of rubber inserts for the hammer.
And even if the paper tape puncher gets damaged,
its punching pins can be replaced.
For the event of electronic failures, there are spare
transistors, diodes and fuses, but this requires in-depth knowledge
and understanding of the full circuit diagram.
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The diagram below shows the contents of the wooden box when the top
lid and the large piece of sand paper are removed. It is shown with the
leather grip at the top. The box is divided into 6 compartments.
The wide compartment at the top holds a spare spindle (for the rotors),
a 24V service lamp (that can be connected to the PSU),
a strip of switch contacts and some metal parts.
The other compartments contain a collection of electronics parts (diodes,
transistors, resistors, fuses, etc.), springs, pawls, brackets, bolts,
ball-bearings and metal parts.
The compartment at the bottom right contains various switch and relay
assemblies and the small one at the bottom left contains components that
are needed when repairing a broken cipher wheel.
On top of it all: an inspection label signed by the person who
checked the contents before the box was sealed.
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The top lid of the wooden ZIP box holds a checklist
with 53 different items on it. Of some items, multiple pieces may be present.
Each item is packed into one of the compartment of the box,
identified by a number as shown in the image above.
The checklist is translated as follows:
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| # | Designation | Description | Qty | Loc |
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| 1 | 16.366.010 | Printer hammer | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 34.002.704 | Bolt M6 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | 14.098.000 | Water tray with roller (paper tape moisturizer) | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 18.916.012 | Screw | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 34.020.314 | Screw | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | - | Sand paper 1 | 1 | - |
| 7 | 17.844.003 | Rubber inserts for printer hammer (item 1) | 10 | 3 |
| 8 | 32.060.201 | Nut M6 | 6 | 4 |
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| 9 | - | Diode D223 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | - | Diode 2D 201B | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | - | Diode 2D 202V | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | - | Diode D237A | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 16.614.003 | Contact plates | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | 16.620.012 | Tacho switch (contact asssembly) | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 16.622.008 | Print-loaded contact (for reflector) | 10 | 6 |
| 16 | 12.423.000 | Portable lamp | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 18.604.013 | Mounting brackets | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | 18.300.085 | Axle (small) | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | 18.310.084 | Spindle (main axle for the cipher wheels) | 1 | 1 |
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| 20 | 16.614.008 | Plate | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | 18.610.010 | Plate | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | 18.120.066 | Heaving mounting bracket | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | 16.207.016 | Spring-loaded catch (slide-block) | 10 | 6 |
| 24 | - | Bearing 6-1000095 GOST | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | - | Fuse 3A | 10 | 3 |
| 26 | - | Fuse 5A | 10 | 3 |
| 27 | 16.385.004 | Spring | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | 17.730.012 | Contact spring | 10 | 6 |
| 29 | 17.730.013 | Spring-steel contact | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | 17.730.015 | Spring-loaded contact strip | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | 18.380.019 | Spring | 5 | 4 |
| 32 | 18.380.055 | Spring | 5 | 5 |
| 33 | 18.380.089 | Spring | 1 | 5 |
| 34 | 18.380.117 | Spring | 5 | 5 |
| 35 | 18.380.123 | Spring | 2 | 5 |
| 36 | 18.385.028 | Spring | 20 | 6 |
| 37 | 18.385.038 | Spring | 1 | 5 |
| 38 | 18.385.040 | Spring | 1 | 5 |
| 39 | 18.387.013 | Spring | 2 | 5 |
| 40 | 28.380.509 | Spring | 1 | 5 |
| 41 | 17.095.021 | Punch (for sprocket hole of tape puncher) | 1 | 5 |
| 42 | 17.095.022 | Punch (for 5-level paper tape puncher) | 5 | 5 |
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| 43 | 16.354.120 | Lever (wheel stepping catch) | 2 | 5 |
| 44 | 18.364.015 | Pawl | 2 | 3 |
| 45 | 18.364.030 | Pawl | 1 | 2 |
| 46 | 18.352.019 | Small axle (optionally with plastic pawl) | 1 | 2 |
| 47 | - | Transistor 1T403G | 2 | 3 |
| 48 | - | Transistor 2T603A | 1 | 3 |
| 49 | 33.014.402 | Washer 6.03.05 GOST | 12 | 5 |
| 50 | 18.949.026 | Wheel-retaining clips (C-clips for spindle) | 5 | 5 |
| 51 | - | Ball H3-3 GOST | 15 | 2 |
| 52 | 16.610.009 | Contact brush (for electromoter) | 10 | 3 |
| 53 | 13.254.001 | Electromagnet | 2 | 2 |
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A piece of sand paper is usually lying on top of the items, just below the lid.
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Although the first complete ZIP boxes were (re)discovered by collectors
as late as 2015, parts of its contents had been found before, such as
the collection of paper-wrapped components shown in the image on the right.
Apart from the usual mechanical, electrical and electronic components,
complete building blocks were available to authorized service centres,
such as the
5-bit encoder diode matrix,
the puncher driver and the
famous magic circuit.
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