Nat wrote: > > Thank you to everyone who has responded to my inquiries. Things make a > little more sense. > > I think it is a combination of bitmapped fonts, an old ink ribbon, a very > early version of the ImageWriter II driver (which I managed to get updated-- > it helped a little) and the fact that the ImageWriter I was using seems to > have developed a problem with one of the "hammers" causing a streaking > effect in the text that it prints. >
old repair attempt for streaking. q-tip with wd-40 dab the face of print head until clean. DO NOT rub or scrub just dab so that you don't bend pins. you might have to pull print head (been a long time since i did one). wd-40 acts as a solvent on stray ink and lubes pins. if that don't work try another print head. note: those printers were made by c.itoh and some of the parts are the same. another way to stretch out ribbon use is remove top of ribbon and evenly spray with light coat of wd-40. (makes ink spread onto dryer parts of ribbon. best if sets a couple of hours. -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
