[GreenKeys] Model 15 Print Quality

[Paul Heller]

Hi Paul. 

It looks like you need to clean the type faces. Use a stiff brass bristle brush and some cleaning solvent. Use a fine pick (dental pick) to dig into the crevices in the letters. 

If a ribbon is low quality it can really fill up those type faces quick. 

73,
Paul
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> On Oct 23, 2020, at 3:26 PM, ad7i <ad7i at ad7i.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Greetings GreenKeyers --
> 
> Below is a photo of some print from my model 15 TTY.  I had been using a ribbon that I had re-inked myself using methods I'm too embarrassed to admit.  Let's just say the ribbon was juicy and the print looked a little blob-ish.
> 
> I've now moved to a new-old-stock ribbon that may be a little light on ink compared to how it was when it left the factory. As can be seen in the photos with the NOS ribbon, the top of the B has some issues, and other characters with closed elements (A, D, O, P, R) have lesser issues as well.  Would switching to a brand new ribbon with proper ink levels likely cure the printing issues?   Or would improving the print quality require some adjustment of the type-heads themselves (something I'm very reluctant to undertake as I expect I might turn it into a mess).
> 
> Paul, ad7i
> 
> <m15 print.jpg>
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