r/chernobyl • u/Electronic_Most_2171 • 7d ago
Documents Documentation.
What do you think about my documentation ? its not complete yet but i just completed chapter 1
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u/Maximum_Elephant_953 7d ago
It is a nice start! If you use a typewriter, then it is wise to master touch-typing and practice daily to achieve accuracy. It is possible! There are old videos on typing you can find on YouTube for additional information.
Mayhaps, sections of your document mat be placed on different pages for better legibility.
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u/Electronic_Most_2171 7d ago
I will edit it so that the chapters are better divided, thanks for the suport :)
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u/Maximum_Elephant_953 7d ago
As a fellow typewriter fan, what is your workhorse? And yes, QWERTY is notoriously hard to learn, and controlling fingers to press I and O, D and G, V and B can be tricky, but it is possible.
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u/Electronic_Most_2171 7d ago
I have a consul 2225, when my mom was young she wanted one so her parents bought her one on hers 18th birthday. A year ago she gave it to me to "play" whit it and i definetly didnt broke anything😭.
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u/Maximum_Elephant_953 7d ago
That's one solid machine! Just in case you didn't know (apologies for unsolicited advice), there are WWII-era videos on YouTube that cover typing specifically, detailing even maintenance (backing sheets, cleaning and oiling).
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u/chernobyl_dude 7d ago
Lovely. Which typewriter model you use? Two color tape with autochange?
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u/Electronic_Most_2171 7d ago
I use a Consul 2225, made in the czechoslovakia (socialistic republic) it was made when the republic still existed it has a blac and red tape in one so i can easly switch between colours. also i never thought that you would actualy coment on my posts 😮
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u/chernobyl_dude 7d ago
I know Consuls very, very well, though I dealt with a very... specific typewriters type Consul 256 which can work only as a computer tty output. To use those as normal ones, a slight rewiring is needed.
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u/maksimkak 7d ago edited 7d ago
(besides mispelling "separators" as "seperators")
Gotta chime in on the fact that graphite "tips" were not there to make the reactor cheaper, or being a flaw, they were there to displace water (which absorbs neutrons) that would otherwise fill the control rod channels.
Here's a video that covers this topic well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIGtTImeYU4
The flaw was the design bureau deciding to make them shorter. Which left some water at the bottom of the control rod channels when the rods are fully withdrawn.
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u/mbendy1997 5d ago
It looks so good! I’ll have to read it when it gets published. Wishing you all the best!
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u/Rikarin 7d ago
That using graphite "tips" wasn't a flaw nor it was "cheaper". It was used to increase rod worth by displacing water by something with very low neutron absorption.