Re: Imagewriter II print head

[tshaynes@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (Tim Haynes)]

In article <31AB97BB.39D0@pop3.concentric.net>,
Bill Shuff  <bill2060@concentric.net> wrote:
>Daryl Morgan wrote:
>> 
>> Where can I buy a replacement print head for an Imagewriter II. Or, where
>> can I get mine overhauled? It drags a fuzzy line across the page even
>> where there are no characters, as though part of it is wiping on the
>> paper.
>
>Before you spend the money to get a print head check to see if a pin is 
>sticking out of the "nose" of the print head.  If it is, try soaking the 
>head in isopropyl alcohol (get it at a drug store, 90% or better). Also, 
>use the alcohol to clean the nose of the print head.  

Do NOT use alcohol to clean the printhead.  There is a connection
junction behind the pins (people usually call it a "jewel") that can be
eroded and degraded by alcohol.  WD-40 is much safer, and does the same
thing (it loosens the dirt and ink so it comes off on a cue-tip).

Right idea -- wrong tool!

>Bill Shuff

Tim Haynes

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