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    Try to repair? Or buy new printer?

    BEAUTIFUL! Thank you all! I did go with the light machine oil, because my husband uses a tiny bit on his model train rails and has no trouble with them gunking up. I did some other cleaning while I was in there (I don't do it often because it's so difficult). Amazing how much ink was on that...
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    Try to repair? Or buy new printer?

    Okie dokie, I will leave the encoder strip alone! Getting printer now...
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    Try to repair? Or buy new printer?

    That picture is great! I wouldn't have known what to search for. My husband doesn't have any dry lube, but he does have light machine oil. He says it should take just one drop for the whole bar. Should I clean the encoder strip while I'm in there, like the other people in that thread were...
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    Try to repair? Or buy new printer?

    Wow... that would be so wonderful if that's the only thing wrong! My husband has light machine oil for his model trains, so I can just steal some of his ;) . I will open it up probably tomorrow and see if I can see that bar you are talking about. I hope so! What is the life expectancy of a...
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    Try to repair? Or buy new printer?

    Hi! I'm so glad I found this forum!! I'm faced with possibly replacing my printer, and I was lost as to how to find one that I could easily refill. First off, about the printer I currently have. It's a Dell A960, and I love it. It's about five years old, and came with a computer we bought...
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