...off the ribbon and type. See if the black ribbon drive gear on the ribbon deck moves as you type. If not the motor is N.G. or the ribbon gear clutch spring is not grabbing the gear to turn it. ...
type it! Any suggestions out there? JA Bad ribbon or ribbon drive gear or ribbon motor.Lawrence I agree with mrfix, Look closley at the used part of the ribbon just after a bad print to see if it over
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the typewriter you have. take ribbon off machine and type characters, you should see the small ribbon (black) part that turns the ribbon move. If not you have a problem in the printer carrier itself..
...ribbon is sticking when I type, so basically I'm typing over the same place in the ribbon. I replace the ribbon thinking it was the ribbon itself, but it is still doing it. The part of the typewriter ...
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...ribbon. Type is not dark. I have a IBM wheelwriter 1500 by Lexmark. It was typing fine and I changed the ribbon. Now it types like an old carbon ribbon, not dark like it had been typing. Usually a ...
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...with the hand feed wheel if not you have a bad ribbon. Type without the ribbon and be sure the ribbon driver is turning. There may be a switch or setting for use of an overstrike ribbon, ...
...ribbon type, that is, the feed action from the keyboard using the code key and some other. Does anyone have any information about this? Your help is greatly appreciated. The typewriter is supposed to ...
...ribbon off, type and watch to see if the black knob on the left of the ribbon plate (the place where you put the ribbon), that turns the ribbon, is moving. Also I have found that some brands of ...
...type without advancing the ribbon after is sits for a while. Then it works fine and types perfect. If it sits it seems the first few characters strike the ribbon in the same spot and have the print ...
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Problems typing, ribbon would not move. Purchased new ribbon,same problem occurs. Turned typewriter on and off. Types one letter and barely types anything else. Ribbon stays in the same location and ...
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