Re: Thanks. How difficult to remove... Message #5 Posted by Todd Garabedian on 3 Dec 2000, 7:29 a.m., in response to message #3 by Mike
I purchased a NIB HP-97 about a year ago from eBay. The unit was in prisine condition. The seller told me he had purchased it for an engineer their firm hired in about 1978. The engineer only stayed about 3 months, so they put the calculator in it's box in closet, until I bought it.
This calculator had the same problem -- a flattened portion on the wheels that caused stuttered paper advancement. It was aggrivating to find this problem in such an otherwise perfect calculator. With the help of some friends, we tried a couple of fixes, but nothing worked for long. I eventually replaced the whole print assembly. Now it works fine.
I should note that the print mechanisms in the 82143 printer, while similar, won't fit in the Topcats. I found this out the hard way. You've got to cannibalize one Topcat to save the other.
Todd
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