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Article #1631Re: Helpful Hint to Extend Useful Life of Printer Ribbons
From: kludge
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1987 23:06
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1987 23:06
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In article <1609@kitty.UUCP> larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) writes:
> There are some aerosol sprays on the market which perform this
>function by acting as a solvent for the ink, causing it to evenly spread
>over the ribbon surface.
> These sprays are absurdly overpriced. All one needs is some 95%
>isopropyl alcohol, which can readily be obtained from drugstores, hardware
>stores, etc. Do not use rubbing alcohol, however.
I always had great luck with WD-40 from the local hardware store.
This is a lubricant which contains lots of unidentified, light petroleum
distillates, and is also available in a spray, which makes it much easier
to use on the reel-type ribbons.
--
Scott Dorsey Kaptain_Kludge
ICS Programming Lab (Where old terminals go to die), Rich 110,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Box 36681, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbatt!gatech!gitpyr!kludge From: kludge@gitpyr.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.terminals,comp.misc Subject: Re: Helpful Hint to Extend Useful Life of Printer Ribbons Message-ID: <3128@gitpyr.gatech.EDU> Date: Sat, 21-Feb-87 18:06:48 EST Article-I.D.: gitpyr.3128 Posted: Sat Feb 21 18:06:48 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Feb-87 05:36:37 EST References: <1609@kitty.UUCP> Reply-To: kludge@gitpyr.UUCP (Scott Dorsey) Organization: Georgia College Of Universal Knowledge Lines: 17 Keywords: printer ribbons, extending life