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From: salem@sri-unix.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.terminals,comp.misc
Subject: Re: Helpful Hint to Extend Useful Life of Printer Ribbons
Message-ID: <1354@sri-unix.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 25-Feb-87 17:44:38 EST
Article-I.D.: sri-unix.1354
Posted: Wed Feb 25 17:44:38 1987
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Reply-To: salem@sri-unix.UUCP (Bruce B. Salem)
Organization: SRI, Menlo Park, CA.
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Keywords: printer ribbons, extending life
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In article <119@ritcv.UUCP> rsm6306@ritcv.UUCP (PUT YOUR NAME HERE) writes:
>Personally, I would prefer to re-ink my ribbons rather than rejuvinate them, 
>assuming the same amount of effort and mess is involved.
>Would be interested in hearing about techniques others have used for reinking.

	The reason rejuvination with alcohol or WD-40 for my MX-80 ribbon is
that the print heads impact only the center of the ribbon, so the ink at the
edges is wasted until remobilized by the solvant. I don't really disagree with
you, I only wish to add that new ribbons bleed ink onto the paper if the
printer sits unused for a while between jobs.

Bruce Salem


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