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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: R1800 use

2008-12-24 by Myron Gochnauer

> Hmmm.  I looked at paper that the 1800 was feeding through (but not  
> printing), and there are rubber-roller marks on it.  Either the  
> paper is catching on something (although it does not feel like it)  
> or the rollers have become too slippery.
>

> Any idea how to recondition the paper rollers? The printer is not  
> old, so they should not need replacing.
>


>
> >> The problem: the Ilford paper is so stiff, and the surface so
> >> delicate, that it will not reliably feed through the "tray" feeder,
> >> and I have *never* been able to get the single-sheet feeder at the
> >> back of the printer to work properly.
>
>
> >I just tried some Gold Fibre Silk with an 1800 and it fed perfectly  
> through the tray >feeder. I sent the first one through with a slight  
> push and then tried it even without the >push and it was fine. I'm  
> seeing a lot of post about 1800 feed issues and wonder if >there is  
> something that can go out of adjustment or there is a very wide  
> latitude in >printers out of the factory.
>
>



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