StyleWriter II not pulling paper.

[128keaton]

Hey guys, I got a nice craiglist score (Performa 550 with StyleWriter II, will make a separate post for the 550.) and it came with a StyleWriter II that is having trouble pulling paper. I got it to go through once and it actually printed (Hello!), but it doesn't pull it properly or not at all. Does anyone have suggestions?

 

[eyoungren]

Hey guys, I got a nice craiglist score (Performa 550 with StyleWriter II, will make a separate post for the 550.) and it came with a StyleWriter II that is having trouble pulling paper. I got it to go through once and it actually printed (Hello!), but it doesn't pull it properly or not at all. Does anyone have suggestions?

I don't think I can solve your problem, but a trick to try might be to feed two or more sheets at once.

We have two Xanté Accel-a-Writer 3G's here at work (high end graphic printers that can print 11x17) and they were old when I got here (ten years ago). In the last two years both printers have developed manual feed tray issues. One will not work period now and the other I have to shove the paper in when it starts rolling. Anyway, when I shove in two or more sheets because they pass through the process they get a bit of static cling. For some reason that's enabling the printer to pick those up on the next print job.

Worth a shot maybe, IDK.

 

[goMac]

Pretty common problem with those printers. No real fix. They were pretty much junk.

 

[catzilla]

It sounds like the rollers are dried out. There is (or was) a brush on liquid to add grip to rollers.

 

[128keaton]

Turned out to be a combination of issues. I just ended up taking it apart and cleaning the crap out if it (literally!). Prints fairly well now!

 

[G4TheWin]

I just ended up taking it apart and cleaning the crap out if it (literally!)

...I don't know what to say here.