Apple ImageWriter II ribbon not adavncing

[MacintoshMan1999]

Any ribbons I use in my ImageWriter II are not advancing, Think I found the problem.

 

[maceffects]

If it’s genuine Apple it’s common the foam is bad, some aftermarket have this problem too.  Most ribbons are well expired. If you need color ribbions made in 2018, let me know I had a small batch produced. 

 

[MacintoshMan1999]

What i'm saying is that there was a piece of string in the printer running along the width of the printer underneath the carriage that that broke off, I think that has something to do with it. The carriage moves back and forth fine when i activate a self-test, there is text but it eventually starts to fade out and I have to manually advance the ribbon. I think i still have it somewhere, I'll have to look...

Thanks, Jack

 

[MacintoshMan1999]

I've made some videos showing the problem with the Imagewriter II, They're below:

 

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[oldappleguy]

I have the Apple service manual for the imagewiter //.  Its in paper form.  If you want it I can send it to you.  It is too many pages to scan.

 

[BadGoldEagle]

I have it here scanned it you want...  I have to point out though, this is not my work. I spent ages trying to find an Imagewriter I take apart guide and this is it. It also covers the Imagewriter II of course otherwise I wouldn't link it here. You need to scroll down a bit to find it.

Here's an interesting link for those of us who like to take things apart but forget how to put them back together...

http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/apple/service/