jj_mako
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okidata ml 591 making noise
ok, this is what i did. the ribbon wasn't advancing on it. i found that the little thingy that turns the ribbon was stripped out. i went ahead and superglued it. no big deal. do this i had to remove the carraige and go into the gears. i put it back together now the print head carraige moves to the left and just grinds. kinda like it needs to be callibrated. after about 15 seconds of grinding it moves back to the center like it's supposed to. i called okidata and all they can tell me is "bring it to an authorized service center". the closest one is over an hour away and i don't want to do that. any ideas?
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briancassin-
i'm only rejecting your answer right now because i want to hear what others have to say. if your proposal works i'll give you the points. thanks
i'm only rejecting your answer right now because i want to hear what others have to say. if your proposal works i'll give you the points. thanks
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briancassin-
it worked, thanks, re-post your answer so i can give you the points.
it worked, thanks, re-post your answer so i can give you the points.
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Otherwise if it is soldered you could try soldering it back it depends on if you want to take the chance on doing more damage or repairing yourself but at any rate the machine will not work until that ribbon cable is fixed because that controls the carriages movement the grinding and odd movement are because it cannot find it's home position. I would also unplug the unit this could possibly cause an electrical short if that ribbon cable has got bare wires or is soldered to the board