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     More on printer ribbon re-inking.   
     More on printer ribbon re-inking.   
                                         
            By  Mick Needham.            
                                         
  In issue 19 Chris Richardson  explained
  his method of re-inking ribbons, having
  used a similar method  I found it messy
  and  time  consuming,  so   after  some
  careful  thought  I  came  up  with the
  following  method,  which,  after a few
  modifications to ribbon cartridge takes
  seconds and does not require the ribbon
  removing from the printer.             
                                         
  The  ink  cartridge  on  my  printer (a
  Citizen 120D), is the full width of the
  carriage  with  an arm at each end from
  which the ribbon is fed, the print head
  moves  between  the  arms, as the shape
  and size  of printer cartridges  differ
  the   method   described   may  not  be
  suitable for all cartridges.           
                                         
  The  top  of  the  cartridge  should be
  carefully  removed so the ribbon is not
  disturbed  (yards  of  ribbon  over the
  living  room   carpet  is   not  to  be
  recommended as  I  discovered!),  where
  the  ribbon  exits  the  cartridge  two
  partitions extend from  each  side wall
  to the  centre, leaving  a small gap in
  the  middle  for  the  ribbon  to  pass
  through, this  stops  the  ribbon  from
  jamming.  Behind  this  partition  is a
  space, if  you  fill  this  space  with
  enough cotton wool to touch the ribbon,
  then  soak   the   cotton   wool   with
  endorsing ink. As the ribbon leaves the
  cartridge  it  will  ink  itself as the
  printer is used,  you should then cut a
  small V shaped  slot in  the top of the
  printer  cartridge   above  the  cotton
  wool.  Replace   the   cartridge   top.
  Replace  the  cartridge  in the printer
  and away you go, as the print  fades, a
  few  drops  of  endorsing  ink  on  the
  cotton  wool  and the ribbon is as good
  as new.                                
                                         
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