On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:29:48 -0500, Meat Plow
wrote:

A new Oki ribbon cart might cure your problems. I've seen these used
in pretty crappy conditions and tolerate it well. I've serviced more
than my fair share of the 182s / 390/391/590/591 Microline/Turbo 9 pin
head printers to last several lifetimes. They are the workhorse still
for those who need an impact printer.

I'm partial to the 320/321 series of printers. I still have customers
using them to pound their way through as many as 5 part forms. Some
of these have been in service for at least 15 years. All I do is
clean them about every 6-9 months. The 9 pin heads seem to do better
and last longer than the much thinner 24 pin heads. However, I'm
constantly replacing the serial i/o board on all Oki printers, usually
due to ESD or power glitch issues. Also, people with long finger
nails tend to puncture the front panel controls.

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