On 05/25/2016 05:17 PM, Paul Berger wrote: > The train printers where amazing technology but what often killed > the trains was an operator who neglected to top off the oil > reservoir, if the train went dry they would literally screech to a > halt. It was always interesting when someone put a carriage control > tape on backwards or didn't lower the brushes, the first skip would > empty the box and the paper would be all packed up under the cover.
The CE's nightmare for the 512 was a ribbon that started to disintegrate and become lodged in the train. As I've witnessed, it involves a container of solvent and a brush and completely disassembly of the train, scrubbing each type slug carefully, the putting the whole mess back together. Can you say "dirty filthy frustrating work?" --Chuck