[GreenKeys] AS3 43 throwing off its ribbon

[Michael Zahorik]

Gab, do you have the ribbon in the cartridge correctly? It seems likely it would be difficult not to, but? Also is the cartridge installed properly in the machine. See in the picture how close the cartridge is to the side of the printer? And when I place my cartridge in place it draws the tension arm over about 3/4 inch.
 Mike Zahorik (414) 254-6768

      From: Gabriel Egan <mail at gabrielegan.com>
 To: Michael Zahorik <m.zahorik at sbcglobal.net>; "charlesmorris800 at centurytel.net" <charlesmorris800 at centurytel.net> 
Cc: "greenkeys at mailman.qth.net" <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
 Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 1:30 PM
 Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] AS3 43 throwing off its ribbon
   
Dear Mike

Yep, I've been lacing it wrongly! Laced the way
you show, my ribbon is even slacker than it is
the way I lace it--going outside that silver
strip to the right of the print head--and that
makes the loose-ribbon-problem even worse. But
I'll lace it how you show and then try fixing
the tension problem with a stronger spring
on the pivoted capstan and see how it goes.
Thanks for the tip -- will let you know.

Regards

Gabriel





On 2/10/2017 7:14 PM, Michael Zahorik wrote:
 > Gab, you and I are using the same ribbon. My 43 does not have the
 > trouble you mention. It has printed many pages with no trouble. I was
 > wondering if you have the ribbon laced through correctly? Here are a
 > couple pictures of mine.
 >
 > Mike Zahorik (414) 254-6768
 >
 >
 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 > *From:* Gabriel Egan <mail at gabrielegan.com>
 > *To:* charlesmorris800 at centurytel.net
 > *Cc:* greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
 > *Sent:* Thursday, February 9, 2017 1:32 PM
 > *Subject:* Re: [GreenKeys] AS3 43 throwing off its ribbon
 >
 > Dear Charles
 >
 >> Are you sure that the tension is actually the
 >> problem? I had insufficient tension on my 43
 >> and finally figured out that the loop in the
 >> ribbon cartridge had been manufactured with
 >> excessive length... talked to the company that
 >> made them (can't remember which) and their
 >> engineer confirmed that the loop was too long.
 >> They sent me a box of 5 that worked mechanically
 >> ... but were dried out. sigh.
 >
 > A fellow Greenkeyer kindly made the ribbon for me
 > as they are exceedingly hard to find now. I don't
 > think I've the option of trying another ribbon.
 > The tensioning capstan is not at either end of
 > its travel, so I'd have thought that it would take
 > up any slight overlength/underlength problem.
 >
 >
 > Regards
 >
 > Gabriel
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