[PLUG] [OT] Paper Feed Problem on Large DeskJet Printer
Aaron Burt
aaron at speakeasy.org
Thu May 27 11:53:02 UTC 2004
On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 11:18:19AM -0700, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Thu, 27 May 2004, Aaron Burt wrote:
>
> > "Platen cleaner" for typewriters should help. Swab the rubber rollers a
> > couple times and a bunch of crud should come off.
>
> Good idea. I know that alcohol will dry the rubber, but there is another
> common liquid one can use. Lighter fluid? I don't recall.
I wouldn't use Naptha (lighter fluid). According to the MSDS, DEC
platen cleaner is a little over half Xylene, with some MEK. Others use
chlorinated solvents. I don't know of any common chemicals one could
use, maybe dry-cleaning fluid or spot remover?
Toxicly yours,
Aaron
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