Need source for FRESH #8755 ribbon for my Epson FX100 printe

I just bought one from a guy on Ebay and it was apparently old stock because it's not any better than the original one. I know that this is an old printer but is it possible to find replacements for these that are "fresh" anymore? Thanks, Lenny

 

[Ralph Mowery]

In article <1f998702-a4d5-48ea-a0f7-87a894a0b7b8@googlegroups.com>,
captainvideo462009@gmail.com says...

I just bought one from a guy on Ebay and it was apparently old stock because it's not any better than the original one. I know that this is an old printer but is it possible to find replacements for these that are "fresh" anymore? Thanks, Lenny

You might try giving the ribbon a light spray of WD40 or something
similar. I do mean very light. The old ink will often dry out,but some
fresh oil will bring it back to life.

YOu may also try searching for reinkers. There used to be lots of them
and ink around years ago before the ink jet printers.

 

You old ancient dinosaur. Plus too cheap to buy a simple hundred buck monochrome LASER printer. You probably still got the first dollar you even made. But we loves ya anyway.

But really, I have heard of people trying to re-ink those ribbons, and for typewriters as well. Some I think had some success.

If it uses a plastic ribbon which IIRC the IBM Selectric did, no dice, but a cloth ribbon should be doable.

What keeps the ink dry is that it is all packed on the roll and not really exposed to the air much. Remember typewriters that would not type right away but after you type a while which advances the ribbon or you just grab it and advance it by hand it works fine ? So if you do this it has to go on that spool fairly tight.

Damn, you make me feel old. Back in the annals of my memory seems to be someone who needed a ribbon and took just half of the ribbon from another typewriter so they would both work.

Kids today, you show them a dial phone and they have no clue, can you imagine showing them that typewriter shit ?

But seriously, if you are the type who does not print every day, do not but an inkjet printer. If they sit too long the heads block up. I used to have an HP 1100+ that I really liked, just black and white but when I hit print it printed right now and that could be after sitting a month, and it was quiet.

Then I bought an HP CM1312MFP and I am sorry. These pricks don't even give you a full load of toner and a full set of toner cartridges is $280. The whole thing was $500 new.

One question though, does it use that tractor feed paper with the holes in the sides ? If so, can you actually still get that ? Or do you have a basementfull (new word alert) of it somewhere ?

Anyway, if you decide to re-ink, I am pretty sure that ink is not the same as ink for an inkjet printer. (which is more expensive than gold) What you probably want it the type used to re-ink ink pads like for rubber stamps. Or simple printer's ink like for the newspaper or something. Not inkjet ink, you'll have to mortgage the house to get enough of that.

 

[Michael Black]

On Wed, 28 Sep 2016, captainvideo462009@gmail.com wrote:

I just bought one from a guy on Ebay and it was apparently old stock
because it's not any better than the original one. I know that this is
an old printer but is it possible to find replacements for these that
are "fresh" anymore? Thanks, Lenny

I once found a dot matrix printer that was worth keeping for some reason,
maybe it had a serial port or maybe it wsa the 24pin printer, but when I
went looking for a ribbon cartridge, no luck.

I picked one about the right size, and transplanted the ribbone from one
to the old cartridge. And that worked, but it wsa messy, keeping things
lined up properly. They weren't on a roll, the ribbon was just filling
the space in the plastic cartridge.

Michael

 

[Bennett Price]

On 9/29/2016 10:17 AM, Michael Black wrote:

On Wed, 28 Sep 2016, captainvideo462009@gmail.com wrote:

I just bought one from a guy on Ebay and it was apparently old stock
because it's not any better than the original one. I know that this is
an old printer but is it possible to find replacements for these that
are "fresh" anymore? Thanks, Lenny

I once found a dot matrix printer that was worth keeping for some
reason, maybe it had a serial port or maybe it wsa the 24pin printer,
but when I went looking for a ribbon cartridge, no luck.

I picked one about the right size, and transplanted the ribbone from one
to the old cartridge. And that worked, but it wsa messy, keeping things
lined up properly. They weren't on a roll, the ribbon was just filling
the space in the plastic cartridge.

Michael

http://www.staples.com/Epson-8755-Nylon-Ribbon-Black/product_243527

https://www.amazon.com/Epson-Fabric-Ribbon-FX100-MX100/dp/B00004Z5H7?th=1

http://www.lenscomputers.com/epson-8755.html

 

[Ralph Mowery]

In article <bea7382a-0a26-4863-85b1-ef3a8fb3aa9e@googlegroups.com>,
jurb6006@gmail.com says...

Anyway, if you decide to re-ink, I am pretty sure that ink is not the
same as ink for an inkjet printer. (which is more expensive than gold)
What you probably want it the type used to re-ink ink pads like for
rubber stamps. Or simple printer's ink like for the newspaper or
something. Not inkjet ink, you'll have to mortgage the house to get
enough of that.

The ink for the old printers was very inexpensive. I used to buy some
from the NCR that was about $ 3 for a tube that looked like a toothpaste
tube. Only took a small ammount for the old teletype ribbons and later
for my Okidata 82 that used the same type of ribbon. Unless you know
someone that has some old stock I doubt you will find it.
NCR K-575F ink. That is for the black. They made some purple or some
such color that had a similar number.

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Ralph Mowery wrote:

In article <bea7382a-0a26-4863-85b1-ef3a8fb3aa9e@googlegroups.com>,
jurb6006@gmail.com says...


Anyway, if you decide to re-ink, I am pretty sure that ink is not the
same as ink for an inkjet printer. (which is more expensive than gold)
What you probably want it the type used to re-ink ink pads like for
rubber stamps. Or simple printer's ink like for the newspaper or
something. Not inkjet ink, you'll have to mortgage the house to get
enough of that.

The ink for the old printers was very inexpensive. I used to buy some
from the NCR that was about $ 3 for a tube that looked like a toothpaste
tube. Only took a small ammount for the old teletype ribbons and later
for my Okidata 82 that used the same type of ribbon. Unless you know
someone that has some old stock I doubt you will find it.
NCR K-575F ink. That is for the black. They made some purple or some
such color that had a similar number.

Do not use stamp pad ink. It contains a fine abrasive that works to
keep the rubber face in good condition. it will eat the pin guides in an
impact printhead.


--
Never piss off an Engineer!

They don't get mad.

They don't get even.

They go for over unity! ;-)

 

[Jon Elson]

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Do not use stamp pad ink. It contains a fine abrasive that works to
keep the rubber face in good condition. it will eat the pin guides in an
impact printhead.


OHHH, this explains a LOT! Wish I knew that 30 years ago!

Thanks,

Jon

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Jon Elson wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:



Do not use stamp pad ink. It contains a fine abrasive that works to
keep the rubber face in good condition. it will eat the pin guides in an
impact printhead.


OHHH, this explains a LOT! Wish I knew that 30 years ago!

Thanks,

Jon

I bought a used re-inker about 25 years ago and the manual had that
warning. It said that some type of clay was used in stamp pad ink. The
ink they sold was cheaper, and denser. It had a hollow post with a tiny
hole in the side. A clock motor turned the feed inside the cartridge, as
a streak of ink was applied to the center of the ribbon. By the time it
has made one full loop, the ink has spread across most of the width of
the nylon fabric.

--
Never piss off an Engineer!

They don't get mad.

They don't get even.

They go for over unity! ;-)