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C88 lowering mod

2007-03-26 by wnnelson0

I modded a C88 without hacking the frame. I made new bushings for the 
drive shaft which lowered it by .100". I trimmed off the outfeed 
rollers to give a flat carrier path and moved the paper sensor to the 
front. This allows a carrier with no cutout notch for the timing. I put 
a smaller gear on the end of the drive shaft for the vacuum pump 
because there was no room for the original gear. This causes the pump 
to run slower but does not seem to affect the operation. I hope this 
will help with the clogging problem as the cleaning station has not 
been modified. I added a little tubing to the pressure rollers to give 
it a little extra pressure as the carrier is too far away for the 
regular roller. So far it is working great. I am trying some generic 
ink which is only $4 a cart and is supposed to be just like the 
original (well see). PCB trials to follow. Pictures are posted under 
C88 lowering mod.

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