4 Apr
2011
4 Apr
'11
5:33 a.m.
--- On Sun, 4/3/11, Chris M <chrism3667 at yahoo.com> wrote:
Can't say anything other then it's in
my car. It'll be the second "plotter" I've picked up for
little or nothing (I was actually a good 10 miles from
"ground zero" before I realized this thing is just a big ink
jet printer, not a plotter). Anyway it should be good for
making large format schematics and whatnot. Doesn't
everybody love those?
Anyone w/docs or drivers please contact me. Perhaps
offlist.
Yeah, they switched from proper pen plotters to "giant inkjets" a long time ago.
In fact, I can't remember the last time I saw a pen plotter in service.
I've fixed a lot of those HP inkjet plotters. I've probably even got the service
manual for it. What model is it?
Usual inkjet caveats apply, but common failures for the big machines are the drive belt
(long toothed belt that allows the printer to move the head back and forth), and the metal
rails the head rides on getting gummed up. Clean them with alcohol if you're getting
odd faults that halt printing.
There is also this little optical strip that lets the printer know where the head is. If
fuzz gets in this sensor, it can also cause unusual faults.
-Ian