HP-85B Printer Repairs.

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Mon Dec 22 22:07:05 1997

I have access to a HP-85 repair manual. I can get the HP part number for
the belts, but I doubt they're available anymore. I have a couple of -85s.
 I'll open them up and see what size belt they take. I probably won't be
able to do either one until next week.

  Joe

At 07:40 PM 12/22/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Small belts are available -- there's a company in NJ (Winifred M. Berg)
>that specializes in small stuff. I can dig up the address for you if you
>want.
>
>manney_at_nwohio.com
>
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>> From: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
>> To: Manney
>> Subject: HP-85B Printer Repairs.
>> Date: Monday, December 22, 1997 4:25 AM
>>
>> 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 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>>
>> 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
>>
>
>
Received on Mon Dec 22 1997 - 22:07:05 GMT