[Coco] Re: Coco Digest, Vol 12, Issue 28

[Andrew]

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> Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 11:21:26 -0700 (PDT)

> From: Robert Emery <theother_bob at yahoo.com>

> Subject: Re: [Coco] CGP-220 Repair?

> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>

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>>I have an old CGP-220 printer, with both a black and a color ink 

>>cartridge. Now, this printer hasn't been used in years. The ink has to 

>>be completely dried out, and who knows about the rest of the system. I 

>>have yet to run any real tests with it.

> 

> 

> Well, first of all... if it ain't broke, don't fix it!

> 

> I recently acquired a CGP-220 that I was told had been sitting

> for several years. I expected the same things you did, especially

> when I saw that the "shipping lock" mechanism that seals the

> print head was not closed. (When closed, the ink flows through a

> closed-loop of tiny clear plastic tubing. The self-clean requires

> that you close it and pump the ink through the loop.)

> 

> Was I shocked when the dang thing printed on the first try!!

> I did have to run the self-cleaning cycle several times to get

> all the colors flowing properly, but you can see it moving.

> 

> I haven't yet got to the point of refilling it... yet.

> 

> Bob Emery


Hmm - well, Bob - I haven't done anything with it since I got it back 
from my parents house a while back (a couple of years), and I have the 
heads locked (IIRC) - I put it that way when I left my parents house, 
and stuck it in storage - hmm, maybe it is OK?

Well - I would try it first, anyhow - just to see what it does, if 
anything...

Andrew