HP-85B Printer Repairs.

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Mon Dec 22 23:35:25 1997

On Mon, 22 Dec 1997, PG Manney 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

Another can be found by doing a search on "stock drive products" which
will bring up several sites to query.
                                                 - don
> ----------
> > 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
> >
>
>

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