on 20/2/03 6:21 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My Reply follows quote. On 20/02/2003 09:37 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (AT) >> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> I have 4 Imagewriter ribbons, 2 clearly used but 2 which were in >> their original wrappings, but none works. Is it the ribbon or the >> print head ? >> If not the print head (Faintly discernable characters are visible >> when the printer is run) >> Is it possible to re-ink them ? >> or refit new ribbons? >> Any ideas ? >> >> Alistair Templeton > -------------- > Could be a couple of things. First, make sure that the selection lever is > not set to envelope or some such. > > If the print head makes an "impression" on the paper then is sounds like > the ribbons may be dried up. In the "olden days" there were devices which > could reink the ribbons. Haven't seen one for many years, but... > > As for refitting new ribbons, that could be a bit of a challenge. It is a > sort of continuous loop inside the housing. I think you can still buy new > cartridges for the things. One of the local Apple dealers still uses one > to print invoices and such as it will do carbon copies rather well. > > Guess I will have to get my old Imagewriter II out and give it a test > run. Noisy old clunker, but worked like a draft horse! > > Ken > > Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. >
If all your experiments fail contact me off list. I have an unopened box of imagewriter ribbons, containing 4 cartons of 6 ribbons. Chris -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
