[GreenKeys] Dried-Out Teletype ribbons

[David Burns]

I purchased an eBay batch of teletype ribbons which the seller 
represented as sealed in plastic.  On receipt, it was revealed that the 
plastic was not sealed, and the ribbons were dried out.

The seller gave me a price break, and I went on to search the Internet 
for a description of the chemical contents of typewriter ink.

As you may well imagine there are many, but the one ingredient that 
surfaced over and over again was /glycerine/.

Acting on a suspicion that I could re-activate dried out ribbons by 
applying glycerine (or even dunking the whole ribbon in a glycerin 
bath), I purchased a 6 oz bottle of "Pure Glycerin" at the local CVS 
pharmacy for a couple of bucks.

More later...

-Dave in Boston



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