IBM Wheelwriter 30 Typewriter "printing half letters" Questions

...printing less than half of letter. have not replaced the print wheel. If it is printing only the tops of the letters the platen has worked loose. Press down firmly on both ends it should snap into ...

...half letter Most key are printing ok, but letters like A and S are only only half there. need to know the make and model of the t/w. could be the typeslug has broken or come unsoldered if it is a ...

...printing. All letters are half developed. Only the top tip of the letters. Please help! Sounds like the platen has worked loose. press down firmly on both ends of the platen (black rubber rol) it ...

Keystroke on prints top half of letter Only the top half of the letter appears on paper. I tried taking the ribbon and print wheel out but it didn't fix the problem. Any suggestions? Most likely the ...

half yhe platen is probably not all the way in. Make sure the 2 black latches are lined up with the side frames then press down firmly on both sides of the platen. DickyO Problem with Wheelwriter 30 -

...print cartridge is new but is only printing the top half of the characters Is your platen snapped down all the way? Can you look at the ribbon and see where the letters are striking the

...cartridge just snaps on, printing half letters may be caused by the ribbon being folded over on itself or not moving look at the ribbon toward a light you should see each letter clearly thru the ...

...printing perfectly only to find that with new ribbons, the letters half-print. The print quality is poor. What could have happened? I have a brand new ribbon in it now. Most likely the print solenoid ...

ibm wheelwriter 10 only typing half the letter If it is only one letter, it could be broken in half. Pull the printwheel out and look at it. If it is all charachters, push down firmly on the platen on

...problem with half of very faintly printing on all characters. You didn't give a make or model but if it is an IBM wheelwriter press down firmly on both ends of the platen they do work loose. ...