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Re: [Digital BW] 1200 grinding noise

2003-10-08 by Stephen Kobrin

Thanks Jim,

Steve

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, James Klebau 
<jklebau@i...> wrote:
> This is a matter of routine maintenance. Try cleaning away the 
build-up on
> the shiny bar that carries the printer head back and forth. It 
might look
> clean, but it probably isn't.
> 
> I use a little windex on a towel. I finish with a drop of good 
quality
> sewing machine oil.
> 
> jim
> 
> 
> On 10/7/03 4:28 PM, "Stephen Kobrin" <skobrin@h...> wrote:
> 
> > Every few cycles my 1200 printer makes what can only be described 
as
> > a loud grinding noise after printing when the heads are on their 
way
> > back to the pad.  If I run a nozzle check immediately afterwards 
it
> > is awful, but one or two cleaning cycles has cleared it up to this
> > point.  Anyone know if I need to make an adjustment of some sorts 
or
> > is the printer telling me to think about a 1280?
> > 
> > Steve

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