[GreenKeys] GreenKeys Digest, Vol 84, Issue 34

[John Nagle]

On 1/25/2011 9:01 AM, greenkeys-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> On 1/24/2011 9:19 AM, Jim Haynes wrote:
>> >  On Mon, 24 Jan 2011, Bill wrote:
>> >
>>> >>  My heartfelt thanks go out to all of you for all your help, ideas and
>>> >>  suggestions. (Think I will toss all my WD40)
>> >  I believe it's still considered OK to use WD40 to rejuvenate ribbons
>> >  that still contain lots of ink but have dried out.  Or is there a better
>> >  substance for that purpose?

    I just buy new ribbons.  NuKote B76, about $10 each.  Amazon
has them.

    Also, if you're going through ribbons too fast, you can turn down the
typebar strike force on the typebar machines.  The stock setting seems
to be set for worst-case 4-part carbon paper, and is way too high.

					John Nagle