Lexmark Wheelwriter 1500 Typewriter platen

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  Lexmark Wheelwriter 1500 Typewriter - Troubleshooting

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elaingam The platen is the black rubber roller. DickyO more...

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This tells the print motor how far to turn for the correct letter. Make sure there is no debris and everything is seated properly... platen, print wheel, etc. Once again, this depends a lot on what kind of TW you have. MM85 more...

  Lexmark Wheelwriter 1500 Typewriter - Troubleshooting

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On the WheelWriter series, sometimes the platen may pop out of position, causing only half the letters to print. If this is the case, easially solved... Using the left and right more...

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does it just start printing at the center? If it goes left but dosen't start printing till the center check to see if the platen (roller) is fully seated in the side frames. If it stopps in the center reset the L. margin. DickyO more...

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Be sure to put WD40 on the escapement (under the platen and paper tray) and the escapement drive mech. (rt. rear of machine) and the correction latching mech (under the rt. dust cover). DickyO more...

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empty spool on that side and the full one on the other. When threadind the L/O tape be sure the dull side faces the platen. DickyO more...

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