Dot Matrix Printer from 1979 (Scandia Metric 8300R)

[MarioJuniorBR]

Lol, its name is "scanDia", but, It can be named "Scannia"... the nois justifies it XDXDXDXD

[ojciecnatoora]

WD-40 is NOT for oiling! :)

[MarioJuniorBR]

Hey man, perhaps I have a solution for this "yellowed printer". Search for "Retr0bright", and You'll be surprised! :D. It works for me.

Mario JR.

[bhtooefr]

WD-40 is not a lubricant. It's a water displacer.

I'd try a silicone spray, maybe a teflon lube, or if the manual says to, use 3-in-1 oil. (The trick with both WD-40 and 3-in-1 oil is that they can attract dust, causing wear or making things worse.)

[MechaNintendoMast]

imangine hearing that all day!

[MacraStraba]

Loud but nostalgic.

[OurGreedIsOurDisasta]

oh god! it's the apocalypse!!!!!

[TOMGPII]

Can you get ink ribbons for it?

[eligoodies]

I'm not really using it, so I haven't tried since the machine went out of use 20 years ago or so.

[Dms12444]

Actually many companies sell reproduction cartridges that work just fine with dot matrix printers. One of them supplies for my 1933 typewriter. Im sure theirs some way to buy ribbons.

[HawkeHound]

Wow!

I love old printers :-D

[PelleSansIos]

...sounds like a .30 cal machinegun

[peanuttherat]

wow a anencit printer amazing

[macbookpro57]

it sounds like someone scraching a chalkboard lol

[NOOBNUT08]

that's disscusting put that thing out of it's missery! XD XD XD XD XD

[VideyoJunkei]

It was white, yes? (under the lid) Love the scanner done by the roller with a track in it... no stepper motor needed!

[eligoodies]

Any part that is yellow today, was previously white. As for the rest, it looked the same (give or take some dust) ;)

[Strideo1]

Advanced engineering! :D

[DRNEGOLICIS]

will it work on a modern computer?

[eligoodies]

It has an RS-232 input, so I suppose you could get it to work with a PC (that is, one that has a COM port). The question is, why bother? ;)

[JustMakingComments]

Before playing this video turn your volume to max and watch people duck.

[gdement]

It doesn't look that bad. Consider the fact that it works.

[info243]

Simply brilliant editing. Well done!

[ShokaLion]

Blimey I thought my Seikosha dot matrix was noisy! Sounds like a ruddy machine gun