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HandyMac
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Q: StyleWriter 2200 Pick-up Roller Cleaning Tool?

Anyone have any idea where I might be able to find a Color StyleWriter 2200 Pick-up Roller Cleaning Tool? (See pg 82ff in the Color StyleWriter 2200 Service Manual.)

MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz, Mac OS X (10.5.2), 2GB RAM, 160GB HD, SuperDrive

Posted on Oct 8, 2008 1:40 PM

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Q: StyleWriter 2200 Pick-up Roller Cleaning Tool?

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  • by Jan Hedlund,

    Jan Hedlund Jan Hedlund Oct 8, 2008 4:06 PM in response to HandyMac
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    Oct 8, 2008 4:06 PM in response to HandyMac
    Many years ago, this tool was available from Apple resellers or service providers. Without the tool, it may become necessary to disassemble the printer (with a bit of training, and a wide plastic foam bud, it is even possible to carry out a simplified pick-up roller cleaning from the outside).

    Jan

  • by HandyMac,

    HandyMac HandyMac Oct 9, 2008 5:43 AM in response to Jan Hedlund
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    Oct 9, 2008 5:43 AM in response to Jan Hedlund
    Thanks. Yes, according to the StyleWriter service manual, the tool was available from Apple until 1999; I have one, actually, and have used it numerous times, but don't want to send it away with my client to South America for the winter, so was wondering if I could find another for him.

    I see a "Foam Swab" pictured in the manual (pg. 91); do you have any idea where such an item could be found?

  • by Jan Hedlund,Helpful

    Jan Hedlund Jan Hedlund Oct 9, 2008 1:59 PM in response to HandyMac
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    Oct 9, 2008 1:59 PM in response to HandyMac
    I see a "Foam Swab" pictured in the manual (pg. 91); do you have any idea where such an item could be found?


    When writing this, I do not have access to the manual in question. However, I think that a "foam bud" was part of either a CD-ROM drive or a floppy drive cleaning kit that could be bought in computer stores. Otherwise, you could possibly try a plain cotton bud moistened with a small amount of water (although it may be difficult to reach the "roller" from the outside).

    Jan