I bought a used badge printer from eBay. A couple of people highly recommended the unit because the hardware was reliable and the second-hand units were inexpensive. The caveat was that the printer ribbons were costly, but that seemed accurate of all the choices. The unit came with a black cartridge, so I immediately tried printing on a blank RFID card from my stock. It failed. The machine pinched the ribbon and caused a mess. I struggled with the issue for a few hours and finally discovered a broken drive belt that was responsible for drawing up the ribbon after printing. The other white belt that came with the printer felt brittle but was intact.
I replaced the broken belt with a rubber band, which failed, and then a smaller rubber band to increase the tension, but it still would not print. I bought an O-ring kit from the hardware store and found a suitable replacement for the unbroken belt, but the best I could do for the draw-up belt was a thick rubber band that I cut to length and glued to make a custom size. The printer produced faint cards and encountered frequent errors.
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| Broken belt received |
I replaced the broken belt with a rubber band, which failed, and then a smaller rubber band to increase the tension, but it still would not print. I bought an O-ring kit from the hardware store and found a suitable replacement for the unbroken belt, but the best I could do for the draw-up belt was a thick rubber band that I cut to length and glued to make a custom size. The printer produced faint cards and encountered frequent errors.
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| A rubber band is an inferior stand-in |
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Completed projects from year 9
Completed projects from year 10
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
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2024-04-27
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