DEC LA180 printer

[Rick Murphy]

At 09:37 AM 2/1/2008, Dave McGuire wrote:
>On Feb 1, 2008, at 6:35 AM, Rick Murphy wrote:
>>>My books are still in storage,( basement wall are up! ), but I
>>>seem to
>>>recall the LA36 had adjustments on the servo. Could the LA180?
>>
>>Yes, it's basically the same mechanism.
>>I've sent the maintenance manual to der Mouse for scanning.
>
>   LA36 and LA180 are the same mechanism?  Are you sure?  I don't
>recall much similarity there, especially in terms of speed.

That's what I meant by "basically". :-) It's quite similar. 
Unidirectional, belt-driven. Motor has a sensor disc on the back for 
position pickup. I doubt there's any parts that are interchangable, 
though, so you're correct.
         -Rick