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Re: [Digital BW] Epson 1200 BANGING sound? HELP!

2003-07-31 by Keith R.

As stated in other posts on this topic, DON'T LUBRICATE WITH WD-40. 
it my freeup somethings, but it is not a lubricate to use. If you do, 
you may have more problems down the road. Please read all the answers 
to your original post.

KeithR
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, quinnrichard 
<quinnrichard@w...> wrote:
> Thanks-  I'll try that and get back to you!
> Richard
> 
> On Monday, July 28, 2003, at 08:41  PM, Bob Whitmore wrote:
> 
> > Hi Richard...
> >
> > Sounds like what you have is a need for lubrication. The metal rod
> > upon which the print head travels has dried out and the printer's 
own
> > self preservation routine is to stop the head short as if it has 
hit
> > something. You can remedy this by spraying a little WD40 or 
similar
> > lubricant onto a paper towel and wiping the rod down while the 
heads
> > are parked. That should get it moving again.
> >
> > Good Luck,
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >
> >

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