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From: mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Problems with a Star NX-10 printer
Message-ID: <688.2548CE8F@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us>
Date: 27 Oct 89 21:49:20 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:120/129 - Starship Enterprise, Ann Arbor MI
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I've had this Star NX-10 printer for about 3 years, and in that time,
it's worked great.  Unfortunately, I'm now having a problem that I
can't explain.

The print quality has slowly deteriorated.  It used to be that I would
get nice, black print in draft mode, and nice, almost-typewriter quality
(you can only see the difference if you look real close) print in NLQ
mode.  However, now, even with a new ribbon, draft is very gray, and
NLQ looks *almost* okay if you doublestrike each character.  I've tried
replacing the printhead, I've tried replacing the ribbon (with a genuine
Star ribbon, not a no-name brand one), but nothing has worked.  The platen
doesn't appear to be worn.  The lever that adjusts the printhead's distance
from the platen is all the way in (i.e., as close to the platen as
possible).  What's wrong with my printer?  Can it be fixed?  Am I
going to have to replace it?

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