[rescue] apple printer rescued / rubber renew?

[Mike Hebel]

Use the de-greaser called Simple Green.  It does much the same thing.  
I use it all the time.

Mike Hebel

On Monday, June 21, 2004, at 08:24 AM, bitrot wrote:

> Does anyone remember a product called rubber renew. It was
> used on the rollers and paper pickup of these old printers.
> Is there a generic name or substitute ?
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> Well an office was tossing out an OLD Apple LaserWriter II NTX. manuf. 
> 1991 Oct.  It looked in good condition and  had a new toner to boot.
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> Generally I dont bother as most of these old beasts were just apple
> talk interfaces only.  BUT .....This one has a DB25 Serial Interface.
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> WOOHOO...
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> Too it home, read online docs, reprogrammed printers serial interface
> speed from 9600 > 57600. Fired up CUPS and voila a VERY nice
> 300 dpi postscript 2 printer.   (I just sold my stinking inkjet
> on ebay yeah) I hate inkjets.
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> Just can't believe its 13 years old and still working great.
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> I am currently looking for rubber renew liquid does anyone
> know a subsitute ?  It would help the paper pickup rollers
> a lot i think.
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> ps: this printer has 3mb ram, and has printer 28000+ pages
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