I'm almost considering another printer altogether. Any recommendations? I don't remember what printers were popular back in the serial-port mac days. I know the entire Apple line, but want to stay with an inkjet. I can always go the imagewriter way, at least I know it'd be reliable and likely outlive the concept of hard copy printing itself.
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:28 AM, Christian Wacker <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know the pain... for my Cannon printer, I can get a Refurbished one > for $30, or a new printhead for $120... > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 11:22 PM, Robert Alpizar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> These are discontinued parts, for printer families that haven't been >> made in over 10 years. I tried to sites for staples, office dept etc >> first, but the parts are just too old. Best prices I can find online >> are in the $40+ range. The printer itself isn't worth that much. >> >> On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Mark Kronquist <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Aren't they available new for Canon printers? Try Office Depot >>> Staples et all >>> On Jun 2, 2009, at 9:00 PM, Robert Alpizar wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> well, after doing some research and reading through the service >>>> manual, it seems this printer uses replaceable printheads which takes >>>> individual ink tanks for black and tri-color. Would anyone happen to >>>> have a good source for reasonably priced Canon BC-11e printheads? I've >>>> still got a few sets of the ink tanks, but it seems I need a new head. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Christian Wacker >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> if you can remove the print head, you can soak it in rubbing alcohol >>>>> or hot water, just be careful and use distilled water to keep >>>>> minerals >>>>> and other things from getting into the printhead. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Robert Alpizar <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I wasn't sure which list to post this to, but here it goes. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have a Stylewriter 2200, the second portable stylewriter. I pulled >>>>>> it out of a closet and set it up to test. I noticed that I'd left >>>>>> ink >>>>>> tanks in the print head. Figuring that they'd be dry and >>>>>> confirming it >>>>>> with a test print that came out perfectly blank, I swapped the tank >>>>>> with a new set I also had in the closet. A second test print came >>>>>> out >>>>>> blank as well. I pulled the tanks out and took a look at the >>>>>> printhead >>>>>> but I'm not entirely sure what to look for. I'm guessing the tanks I >>>>>> left in it may have gummed up the print head, clogging it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there any way to clean it out, or if not, would I be able to >>>>>> replace it? Is that a user replaceable part? >>>>>> >>>>>> Any help would be appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> > >>> >>> >>> > >>> >> >> > >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
