[GreenKeys] Ribbons that don't dry out?

[Doug Alderdice]

I once tried the WD40 trick on a Calculagraph ribbon.  The ribbon worked 
great for a few hours and then the next day the ribbon was drier than it 
had been before the WD40 treatment and was totally unusable.

Your mileage may vary.

Doug, KA2WFT


On 4/12/2019 10:53 PM, Clay Archer wrote:
> One "trick" we have used with dried out TTY and dot matrix ribbons over the
> years is to put it into a ziplock bag with a shot of WD-40 and let it sit
> for a few days.   Probably the only good use for WD-40...   (... and now I
> duck for cover...) .... ;-)
> Clay