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| I purchased this machine at an online auction site in February 2011. It was in quite good condition, apart from the natural deterioration of some rubber fixtures. Except for re-chrome plating the external levers, I kept its original look, including part of a sticker in the back from a maintenance shop in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. | I purchased this machine at an online auction site in February 2011. It was in quite good condition, apart from the natural deterioration of some rubber fixtures. Except for re-chrome plating the external levers, I kept its original look, including part of a sticker in the back from a maintenance shop in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. | ||
| - | Its mechanism, however, was hardened by the deterioration of oils and greases used in its lubrication from back in the 1960s and possibly the 1970s. I did a complete disassembly, cleaning and reassembly, along with a (modern) lubrication, and the machine is back in its prime condition. | + | Its mechanism, however, was hardened by the deterioration of oils and greases used in its lubrication from back in the 1960s and possibly the 1970s. I did a complete disassembly, cleaning and reassembly, along with a (modern) lubrication, and the machine is back in prime condition. |
| - | This machine was manufactured in about 1965 ([[http://museu.boselli.com.br/Facit%20C1%20F.htm|ref]], at FACIT's unit in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Later machines had a plastic cover, but this one is in die-cast metal. | + | This machine was manufactured in about 1965 ([[http://www.boselli.com.br/museu/Facit%20C1%20F.htm|ref]]), at FACIT's unit in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Later machines had a plastic cover, but this one is in die-cast metal. |
| **Have a mechanical calculator stored somewhere, and want to get rid of it? Send it to me!** | **Have a mechanical calculator stored somewhere, and want to get rid of it? Send it to me!** | ||
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| [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXMuJco8onQ | Video: how pinwheel calculators work]] | [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXMuJco8onQ | Video: how pinwheel calculators work]] | ||
| + | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJPMIjVGzd0 | Video: the downfall of FACIT]] | ||
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| + | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ8T8ZvzTF4 | Video: timelapse reassembly of a FACIT C1-13]] | ||
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| + | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-PB3q3UknE | Video: restoration of a FACIT C1-13]] | ||
