Thanks folks for the part number for ink jet cartridges. .. we have differnt interface standards version of Thinkjet plusevthe one in the integral so we can play still!
Big thanks for the corisive ink warning. .. I had no idea! Hopefully we can turn up some poster art and other things to add to the display too! -Ed# On Sunday, January 31, 2021 Tony Duell <[email protected]> wrote: On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 6:25 AM Frank McConnell via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jan 30, 2021, at 10:09, ED SHARPE via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Doug! No, we do not have a copy of this HP JOURNAL. We do not have > > manuals either. We,are lucky to have the unit wonder if you can still > > order ink for the printer. I do have an unopened ink cartrige. You can get scans of the manuals from the Australian HP museum site Do you have any expansion boards in it? Extra memory is very useful (and you can turn any of the boards into a 1MByte one by adding the chips and changing links). As is an RS232 interface (something that IMHO should have been built-in) Do NOT leave the ink cartridge in the machine. The ink is somewhat corrosive and if it leaks onto the flexiprint that connects the cartridge to the logic PCB it will damage it. Due to the layout of the machine the flexiprint is longer than the one in a normal Thinkjet so you can't just raid one of those for spares. Yes there is a way to kludge it with ribbon cable and connectors but it's best not to have the problem in the first place. > > HP 51604A. I was surprised a few months ago to find that Staples claims to > be able to sell new HP cartridges. Looking earlier today, HP can too! > > Seriously, we’re talking about ink cartridges including replacement print > heads for printers manufactured in 1983. I was equally surprised to find that ink ribbons for the Epson HX20 laptop (M160 printer mechanism) along with the ones for the narrower M150 mechanism are still being made. But as I've said before, I'd rather find parts for a machine made 30 years ago than one made 5 years ago. -tony
