Re: Imagewriter II print head

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

In article <31AB2A02.42B3@s2.sonnet.com>,
Daryl Morgan  <dcm@s2.sonnet.com> 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.

Might be worth cleaning the printhead first.  I believe you can also set
the distance that the printhead is from the platen.

When cleaning the printhead, it comes out like an expansion card would,
except that there's a white clip you have to push out of the way before
it slides (read: tugged like heck) out of its socket.  Use WD-40 to clean
the head, and a cue-tip as an applicator.  

I don't remember how to set the platen distance.

Hey, Platen is an anagram for Planet.  The things you learn when you
type too fast.  :)

Best of luck!

Tim
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