Eric Bal has a wealth of information on his web site
(
http://www.ebbsoft.com/) concerning HP series 80 computers. There are also
links to suppliers who might be able to supply new belts.
Good luck!
Cliff Gregory
cgregory_at_lrbcg.com
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From: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
To: Cgregory <Cgregory>
Date: Monday, December 22, 1997 6:26 AM
Subject: HP-85B Printer Repairs.
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>From: Philip.Belben_at_powertech.co.uk
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>Subject: HP-85B Printer Repairs.
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>I would be grateful if someone on this list could help me.
>
>I have a somewhat old-fashioned colleague who still uses an HP-85B.
>This morning he came and asked me why the paper advance on the built in
>printer wasn't working, what was he doing wrong?
>
>He had borrowed an old HP-85 from another section (who had thrown it
>out, apparently - it had a red sticker saying "Equipment not to be
>used"), but this also wouldn't advance the paper, so he had concluded he
>must be getting something wrong.
>
>I tried a couple of times to no avail, so I took the lid off. (Why do
>they have to make the tape eject button so huge?). Not much poking
>around to discover that the toothed belt that drives the paper advance
>had perished and snapped. The rubber was mostly in dust all over the
>place; the strengthening threads were wrapped around the drive gear on
>the motor. The smaller toothed belt that drove the print head was also
>very ropy.
>
>So, we opened up the other 85. The same fault, with the remaining belt
>in worse condition.
>
>To conclude, then, does anyone know where to get replacement belts, or
>what the HP part numbers are, or any other useful information?
>
>Philip.
>
><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Philip Belben <><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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> Das Feuer brennt, das Feuer nennt die Luft sein Schwesterelement -
> und frisst sie doch (samt dem Ozon)! Das ist die Liebe, lieber Sohn.
>
>Poem by Christian Morgenstern - Message by Philip.Belben_at_powertech.co.uk
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>
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