It was 21/9/04 8:34 am, when Matt Littler wrote: > Second, if you look at the printer from the front with the cover up/off, you > will see that there is quite a large steel bar across the back; the carriage > runs along this bar on a phosphor bronze thrust bearing. It sometimes happens > that this can run out of lubrication (due to paper dust, lots of use, etc) > which causes banding and slightly unpredictable behaviour. If this is the > case, then you can relube with a little - and I mean a LITTLE sewing machine > or 3in1 oil. Take real care not to get this on any other part of the printer, > and it doesn't need much, but it can magic a badly behaved, next to useless > 1290 into a printing machine once again!
Matt I can see some black deposit to the far left of the bar where the head stops and a line running along the bar. Will try and clean it and then lube it and see if it improves print quality. There was a tip about cleaning the rollers that I've forgotten. I think you soak a sheet in paraffin or someSuch and then feed it through. OK, maybe not paraffin, probably clear Windowlene or equivalent. How do you feed a sheet without printing it? Is there a button press sequence? I can probably find out the latter but am I right about the former? Shangara Singh. ________________________________________________ :: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Photoshop CS :: Photoshop CS Essential Tips || Photoshop Glossary (eBooks) :: Examaids for Adobe & Macromedia Certification :: http://www.examaids.com || http://www.photoshopace.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
