7 Jun
2003
7 Jun
'03
10:26 a.m.
I have recently bought colour tape for the 33.
The printer has a black substance that pushes the printhead towards the
paper. This has dissolved into an oily-like thing, and there is zero
THis is a common problem. It should be a piece of fairly hard rubber.
pressure for the head against the paper. I will try to
put a licorice
candy (L=E4kerol) in its place as a kludge, but it very likely won't last.
No, please don't, not unless you like cleaning the type cylinder and the
rest of the carriage mecahnism.
Do you know what causes it? Where to get a new one? Is
that SUPPOSED to
happen?'
Well, I can't believe it was _designed_ to decay like that, but they all
do. My first gusss as to a suitable replacement would be a self-adhesive
cabinet foot, available from electronics component shops. It's about the
right hardness, and it will stick in place, at least well enough for testing.
-tony