Re: [M100] Dot matrix printer ribbons

2021-06-09 Thread Jerry Davis
Update on why print quality for me was so bad on a new ribbon in a DMP110: Turns out the ribbons I was sent do not engage properly with the ribbon advance wheel on the print head. On the original ribbon cartridges the advance is just slightly above the cartridge case. On the new ribbons the

Re: [M100] Dot matrix printer ribbons

2021-06-08 Thread David Troeh
Often there was a way to manually wind the ribbon. If you were to drop the cartridge and have the ribbon fall out, manually winding the ribbon once you closed the cartridge would likely be the easiest solution. That assumes a continuous ribbon in the cartridge. On Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 14:23 Philip

Re: [M100] Dot matrix printer ribbons

2021-06-08 Thread Philip Avery
Thanks Brian for the great info. Philip On 9/06/2021 1:57 am, Brian K. White wrote: On 6/8/21 3:54 AM, Philip Avery wrote: So Brian, where do you apply the drops of ink? Just to sponge inside the card, or directly onto the spooled-up ribbon in there as well? Wherever makes the most sense

Re: [M100] Dot matrix printer ribbons

2021-06-08 Thread Brian K. White
On 6/8/21 3:54 AM, Philip Avery wrote: So Brian, where do you apply the drops of ink? Just to sponge inside the card, or directly onto the spooled-up ribbon in there as well? Wherever makes the most sense for a given cartridge. They're all a little different. Some just have a big cavity with

[M100] Dot matrix printer ribbons

2021-06-08 Thread Charles Hudson
I have used WD-40 to "revive" an old dried-out ribbon. It seems to both soften the dried ink and lubricate the print pins. But it doesn't add any ink, so eventually you need to re-ink. I have owned two "MacInkers", devices designed for re-inking ribbons, but I got rid of both due to what I

Re: [M100] Dot matrix printer ribbons

2021-06-08 Thread Philip Avery
So Brian, where do you apply the drops of ink? Just to sponge inside the card, or directly onto the spooled-up ribbon in there as well? Philip On 8/06/2021 5:23 pm, Brian K. White wrote: On 6/7/21 7:37 PM, Jerry Davis wrote: Something Charles Hudson mentioned about his DMP105 yesterday led me

Re: [M100] Dot matrix printer ribbons

2021-06-07 Thread Brian K. White
On 6/7/21 7:37 PM, Jerry Davis wrote: Something Charles Hudson mentioned about his DMP105 yesterday led me to ask this question: Has anyone had any good experiences with non-OEM or re-inked printer ribbons from companies like ribbonsunlimited.com ? I've cleaned