31 Oct
2021
31 Oct
'21
4:14 p.m.
Please excuse the hijack:
I have two Silent 700's, I think the 745 models with acoustic coupler
and 110/300 baud rocker switch. One I have fixed and it works great
(well, at least as far as that silvery thermal printout goes).
Unfortunately one has three bad keys and at least one missing column on
the printhead (yes, the head itself is bad). Does anyone have a junker
from which I can buy three keyswitches and a printhead?
:)
thanks
Charles
31 Oct
31 Oct
4:40 p.m.
On Sun, 31 Oct 2021, Charles via cctalk wrote:
Please excuse the hijack:
I have two Silent 700's, I think the 745 models with acoustic coupler and
110/300 baud rocker switch. One I have fixed and it works great (well, at
least as far as that silvery thermal printout goes).
I've seen ELECTROSTATIC printers with silvery aluminized electrostatic
paper. Didn't hold up well to crumpling. Such as
http://www.trs-80.org/trs-80-quick-printer/
or the HP 9120
The THERMAL paper that I used for the Silent 700s was "white" and very
slowly changing to yellow or brown. Didn't hold up very well to heat
and/or sunlight.
The Gavilan had a printer that was thermal OR could take an ink ribbon
cartridge. When used with thermal paper AND the ink, the quality was
significantly better than either thermal or ink.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com
9:36 p.m.
On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 11:40 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
The THERMAL paper that I used for the Silent 700s was
"white" and very
slowly changing to yellow or brown. Didn't hold up very well to heat
and/or sunlight.
Another thing that ruins thermal printouts is propan-2-ol (isopropyl
alcohol). It turn the paper black as if it has been heated.
Since I normally have a can of said solvent on my bench for cleaning
disk drive heads, connectors, etc, I have to be careful if there's a
thermal printer about.
-tony
1 Nov
1 Nov
1:05 a.m.
Yes, I have ruined a few printouts using the isopropanol method ;-) . On that subject, can
anyone recommend a source for the thermal paper used in the Silent?
Marc
On Oct 31, 2021, at 9:36 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
?On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 11:40 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
The THERMAL paper that I used for the Silent 700s
was "white" and very
slowly changing to yellow or brown. Didn't hold up very well to heat
and/or sunlight.
Another thing that ruins thermal printouts is propan-2-ol (isopropyl
alcohol). It turn the paper black as if it has been heated.
Since I normally have a can of said solvent on my bench for cleaning
disk drive heads, connectors, etc, I have to be careful if there's a
thermal printer about.
-tony 
8:42 a.m.
Commodore Z (creator of the Cactus 6502 computer) seems to have a supply. He has provided
me with several rolls.
Bill Sudbrink
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Yes, I have ruined a few printouts using the isopropanol method ;-) . On that subject, can
anyone recommend a source for the thermal paper used in the Silent?
Marc
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The THERMAL paper that I used for the Silent 700s
was "white" and
very slowly changing to yellow or brown. Didn't hold up very well to
heat and/or sunlight.
Another thing that ruins thermal printouts is propan-2-ol (isopropyl
alcohol). It turn the paper black as if it has been heated.
Since I normally have a can of said solvent on my bench for cleaning
disk drive heads, connectors, etc, I have to be careful if there's a
thermal printer about.
-tony 
9:03 a.m.
On Mon, 1 Nov 2021 01:05:45 -0700
Curious Marc via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Yes, I have ruined a few printouts using the
isopropanol method ;-) .
On that subject, can anyone recommend a source for the thermal paper
used in the Silent? Marc
I found this link:
https://www.adorablesupply.com/items/marine~navtex-recording-rolls/texas-in…
Old school TI vendors and repair services like
https://www.omnidatasys.net/ or https://www.fastprinters.com/ might be
able to refer you to a supplier if they don't still have the paper.
If you measure the guide pins or the inner ID if you have a roll, if
it's 1/2 inch, fax printer or Brother PocketJet rolls might work in a
pinch.
TI part numbers for the 100' roll is 0972603-0001, non-perforated,
0999415-0001 perforated.
4 Nov
4 Nov
3:06 p.m.
On that subject, can anyone recommend a source for the
thermal paper used in the Silent?
I just use thermal fax paper that comes in rolls that are 8.5" wide and (usually)
98' long. 100' or shorter rolls fit fine inside the Silent 700 terminals. That
paper is still being made and is widely available from lots of places like Amazon and
Staples. I usually buy opened boxes off of eBay where the box is cheap and only 5 out of
6 roll are left in the original box. But definitely first check Amazon and local office
supply stores to make sure you don't pay more for a shipped partial box from eBay than
you would for a full box at retail prices.
-- Ron
6 Nov
6 Nov
12:34 p.m.
Yes. Doh. 8-1/2 inch rolls of thermal Fax paper on ?? core. Sold at Staples. $3 a roll.
Works like a charm.
Marc
On Nov 4, 2021, at 3:06 PM, Ron Pool via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
?
On that subject, can anyone recommend a source for the thermal paper used in the Silent?
I just use thermal fax paper that comes in rolls that are 8.5" wide and (usually)
98' long. 100' or shorter rolls fit fine inside the Silent 700 terminals. That
paper is still being made and is widely available from lots of places like Amazon and
Staples. I usually buy opened boxes off of eBay where the box is cheap and only 5 out of
6 roll are left in the original box. But definitely first check Amazon and local office
supply stores to make sure you don't pay more for a shipped partial box from eBay than
you would for a full box at retail prices.
-- Ron
9 Nov
9 Nov
3:59 p.m.
On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 8:21 AM Curious Marc via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Yes, I have ruined a few printouts using the
isopropanol method ;-) . On
that subject, can anyone recommend a source for the thermal paper used in
the Silent?
I was able to get suitable thermal paper at Office Max or Office Depot, I
forgot which. I had to ask an employee for "thermal fax paper".
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