7 Sep
2010
7 Sep
'10
10:02 p.m.
I own an old Casi Computer Portraits System with an old dried up Tektronix 4696 inkjet
printer (the one with the actual wells)? Anyway I receieved it sort of working but it only
would print Black and blue the other colors were plugged, I made the mistake of turning on
and off too many times and wasted all teh fluid in the one remaining maintenance fluid
cartridge.? Anyone have any ideas how to coax this beast to life?? I can pretty much use
any ink.? Also I need to know the Dipp settings on the unit because i have a feeling it
isn't configured for my box.
?
The maintenance fluid has me stumped, distilled water maybe?
?
Thank You
Ryan May
7 Sep
7 Sep
10:37 p.m.
New subject: How to repair Tektronix 4696 inkjet and what to use for the cleaner fluid cartridge?
On 9/7/10, Ry May <rmay635703a at yahoo.com> wrote:
I own an old Casi Computer Portraits System with an old dried up Tektronix
4696 inkjet printer (the one with the actual wells)
I had a 4695 - paid $200 for it at Dayton (when that was a *good*
price for a color inkjet) and got a bunch of free ink and spare
printhead from a client who had abandoned theirs (too fussy - took too
much effort to calibrate after it was moved, etc). I never did get
more than test prints out of it. :-(
Also I need to know the Dipp settings on the unit
because i have a feeling
it isn't configured for my box.
There might be a hint in an old Amiga manual - I know AmigaDOS
supported it, and ISTR there was a dipswitch diagram and a sentence or
two for setup.
The maintenance fluid has me stumped, distilled water
maybe?
That might be it, or deionized (DI) water. I don't think it was alcohol.
-ethan
8 Sep
8 Sep
5:18 p.m.
New subject: How to repair Tektronix 4696 inkjet and what to use for the
The
maintenance fluid has me stumped, distilled water maybe?
That might be it, or deionized (DI) water. I don't think it was alcohol. 
11:52 p.m.
New subject: How to repair Tektronix 4696 inkjet and what to use for the
Or fire up the mass spectrometer you picked up on eBay (e.g. 290368922457).... :-)
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Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 2:18 PM
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Subject: Re: How to repair Tektronix 4696 inkjet and what to use for
the
alcohol.
Do you still ahve any of it at all? If so :
(a) any distintive smell?
(b) Put some on a paper towel (you want a damp patch about 1" in
diameter)
hold a corner of the paper with pliers and set fire to it. Does the
liquid
prevent the paper burning (water will do this, obviously), or does it
encourage the flames (many organic solvents)? Obviously do this outside
and have a bucket of water handy to extinguish it.
-tony
The
maintenance fluid has me stumped, distilled water maybe?
That might be it, or deionized (DI) water. I don't think it was
9 Sep
9 Sep
2:17 p.m.
New subject: How to repair Tektronix 4696 inkjet and what to use for the
Or fire up the mass spectrometer you picked up on eBay (e.g. 290368922457).
... :-) =20
Err, yes... But not everybody is lucky enough to have one...
More seriosuly, there is a worrying tendency in all sorts of areas to
throw a complex solution at a problem rather than actually thinking about
the problem. As a book I've been reading says 'There is no shortage of
information, but people don't know how to THINK anymore'. It worries me...
And to be honest, even if I was going to tuse a mass-spec for this, I
would still try some simple tests (such aas those I suggested first), so
I can see if the results from the complicated machine make sense
-tony
7:17 p.m.
New subject: How to repair Tektronix 4696 inkjet and what to use for the
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tony Duell
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 11:18 AM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: How to repair Tektronix 4696 inkjet and what to use for
the
Um, it was a joke. (Checking: yes, I did remember the smiley.)
I guess I'll THINK before I offer a humorous comment here again....
Or fire up the mass spectrometer you picked up on eBay (e.g.
290368922457).
... :-) =20
Err, yes... But not everybody is lucky enough to have one...
More seriosuly, there is a worrying tendency in all sorts of areas to
throw a complex solution at a problem rather than actually thinking
about
the problem. As a book I've been reading says 'There is no shortage of
information, but people don't know how to THINK anymore'. It worries
me...
And to be honest, even if I was going to tuse a mass-spec for this, I
would still try some simple tests (such aas those I suggested first),
so
I can see if the results from the complicated machine make sense
9:36 p.m.
New subject: How to repair Tektronix 4696 inkjet and what to use for the
Ian King wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
> bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tony Duell
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 11:18 AM
> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: How to repair Tektronix 4696 inkjet and what to use for
> the
>
>>
>> Or fire up the mass spectrometer you picked up on eBay (e.g.
> 290368922457).
Um, it was a joke. (Checking: yes, I did remember the smiley.)
I guess I'll THINK before I offer a humorous comment here again....
Well use a bigger smiley, most people here are behind rocks,big iron
or computer screens. I expect with this group to have the odd rare
bit of lab equipment.
Ben.
PS. Or the computer from such a beast. :)
10 Sep
10 Sep
3:02 p.m.
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Ian King wrote:
Oh, I have one, but it's only a little 1cm radius one, designed mainly
for detecting the helium peak when looking for leaks. What I don't have is
a suitable vacuum pump (yet...)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
> bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tony Duell
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 11:18 AM
> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: How to repair Tektronix 4696 inkjet and what to use for
> the
>
>>
>> Or fire up the mass spectrometer you picked up on eBay (e.g.
> 290368922457).
Um, it was a joke. (Checking: yes, I did remember the smiley.)
I guess I'll THINK before I offer a humorous comment here again....
Well use a bigger smiley, most people here are behind rocks,big iron
or computer screens. I expect with this group to have the odd rare
bit of lab equipment. Ben.
PS. Or the computer from such a beast. :)
No computers in mine. In fact no ICs that I rememebr. Just a handful of
discrete transsitors and a few valves...
-tony
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