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Richard Steinfeld
My Photosmart 1115 has taken to whining when the carriage is moving to
the right. I previously had a couple of "senior moment" accidents in
which with the color cartridge removed, I closed the printer cover
without remembering to flip the cartridge retainer down, causing the
carriage assembly to jam against the housing and make horrible gear
sripping-type sounds.
I recently got similar noises momentarily during printing, twice, but
not since then. In general, the printer is working fine now, with no
unusual noises other than the aforementioned whine/screech when the
carriage moves to the right.
I bought this printer at a thrift shop. The counter shows that it's
virtually new -- it had less than a hundred pages on it when I bought
it. I've used it continuouly for a few months without problems other
than cartridge failures (head clogs).
What should I do? I figure that I've got a lube problem or dirt. I've
got, on hand, three different Dow Corning silicon greases. I've also got
a tube of genuine IBM Selectric typewriter grease -- some sort of
outstanding "new-age" industrial lubricant; I've got no idea what's in
it -- it's got a "siliconish" feel.
I'm open to suggestions. Really open. Come on, people: spiel. I'm
depending on you!
Richard
the right. I previously had a couple of "senior moment" accidents in
which with the color cartridge removed, I closed the printer cover
without remembering to flip the cartridge retainer down, causing the
carriage assembly to jam against the housing and make horrible gear
sripping-type sounds.
I recently got similar noises momentarily during printing, twice, but
not since then. In general, the printer is working fine now, with no
unusual noises other than the aforementioned whine/screech when the
carriage moves to the right.
I bought this printer at a thrift shop. The counter shows that it's
virtually new -- it had less than a hundred pages on it when I bought
it. I've used it continuouly for a few months without problems other
than cartridge failures (head clogs).
What should I do? I figure that I've got a lube problem or dirt. I've
got, on hand, three different Dow Corning silicon greases. I've also got
a tube of genuine IBM Selectric typewriter grease -- some sort of
outstanding "new-age" industrial lubricant; I've got no idea what's in
it -- it's got a "siliconish" feel.
I'm open to suggestions. Really open. Come on, people: spiel. I'm
depending on you!
Richard