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2225a gpib inkjet

 

So I’ve been asked to help dig out a house of a deceased electronic, test equipment and ham radio hoarder.

One of the things it turned up while going through the many many boxes was 3 HP2225 inkjet printers with Gpib interfaces.

I see the ink cartridges are still available. Has anyone tried to breathe life back into one after sitting on a shelf for a few years (decades perhaps)?

Thanks,
Bob

And yes, the place is a thing of dreams/nightmares. Floor to ceiling, basement, first, second floor, isles just wide enough to walk in. We’re doing an on-site sale next weekend in Albany, N.Y. Send me a message offline and I’ll share the details.

A few pictures here:
And that’s just the stuff that wasn’t in boxes.
 

Had (or probably still have somewhere) 1 or 2 of the parallel versions of them way back in 1990ish timeframe. I remember when you start a new cartridge, you use something to push the ink bladder in the back of the cartridge until the ink comes out the nozzles, then wipe the nozzles clean with a paper towel, then stick it in the printer. Wouldn't think you'd have to do much else to get it to work...

On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 3:16 PM, Bob Bownes bownes@... [hp_agilent_equipment] <hp_agilent_equipment@...> wrote:

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So I’ve been asked to help dig out a house of a deceased electronic, test equipment and ham radio hoarder.

One of the things it turned up while going through the many many boxes was 3 HP2225 inkjet printers with Gpib interfaces.

I see the ink cartridges are still available. Has anyone tried to breathe life back into one after sitting on a shelf for a few years (decades perhaps)?

Thanks,
Bob

And yes, the place is a thing of dreams/nightmares. Floor to ceiling, basement, first, second floor, isles just wide enough to walk in. We’re doing an on-site sale next weekend in Albany, N.Y. Send me a message offline and I’ll share the details.

A few pictures here:
And that’s just the stuff that wasn’t in boxes.


 

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Hi Bob,

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AFAIK the recurring problem with these little printers is the flexi ribbon cable ages and breaks meaning printing has rows of

dots missing.

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Don’t recall problems with the interfaces (GPIB/Serial/Parallel).

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It is repairable but needs some skill to avoid damaging the flexi completely – typically the brake is always on the bend at the head…

What do others think?

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Nigel

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So I’ve been asked to help dig out a house of a deceased electronic, test equipment and ham radio hoarder.

One of the things it turned up while going through the many many boxes was 3 HP2225 inkjet printers with Gpib interfaces.

I see the ink cartridges are still available. Has anyone tried to breathe life back into one after sitting on a shelf for a few years (decades perhaps)?

Thanks,
Bob

And yes, the place is a thing of dreams/nightmares. Floor to ceiling, basement, first, second floor, isles just wide enough to walk in. We’re doing an on-site sale next weekend in Albany, N.Y. Send me a message offline and I’ll share the details.

A few pictures here:
And that’s just the stuff that wasn’t in boxes.

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