[Coco] TRP-100 Thermal Printer

[John Eric]

I've just been using plain old thermal fax paper with mine - 99 cents for three rolls at a local junk store - of couse the ribbon would probably let me use plain paper...




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From: Shain Klammer <sklammer at gmail.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 12:22:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] TRP-100 Thermal Printer

Suggestion (may be more work than it is worth), pickup one of the ribbon
reels used in thermal fax machines and cut a strip to wind into an existing
cartridge...

2009/1/6 Rogelio Perea <os9dude at gmail.com>


> Found the User Manual at http://www.classiccmp.org/cini/systems.htm -

> Radio

> Shack's support website had nothing on teh TRP-100 nor the ribbon

> cartridge.

> The User Manual does not provide any reference onto the make of either the

> printer or the ribbon cart.

>

> Will try to snoop out some lead from the hardware itself this evening.

>

>

>

> -=[ Rogelio ]=-

>

>

>

> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Neil Morrison <neilsmorr at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> > Yes. All of the refills, both the cartridge and the refill rolls, say

> Made

> > in Japan. No other hints as to maker however. Have you looked for a

> repair

> > manual?

> >

> > Neil

> >

> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rogelio Perea" <os9dude at gmail.com>

> >

> >

> >  Been searching the web for replacement ribbon cartridges for this

> printer.

> >> While it prints on thermal paper with no problems., I'd like to try it

> >> with

> >> thee ribbon cart on plain paper.

> >>

> >> Haven't found any cross reference as to who actually made the printer

> >> engine

> >> that Radio Shack used for the TRP-100 (will try prying inside the

> hardware

> >> this evening), sometimes that would yield better results at getting an

> OEM

> >> part than trying under the RS banner (or their catalog number for that

> >> matter).

> >

> >

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