bringing my pnc-1000 back from dead....

No idea at all - except I posted many hours of typed instructions here about 10+ years ago, for people who had problems.
If you search and read that, it ought to help.
Failing that, give the machine away... We still have one that works fine- just slow, noisy, and limited to 150 cm length, or 5 ft.
PLUS you need to get media trimmed to 20" wide.

I plot straight out of Corel Draw, via Print preview, as long as all lines are hairline outlines.
you just need to install the driver as a printer.

 

Hi Paul. I had the same problem years ago but in a PNC 1100 model. If I remember it right, it's in the lever end that touches the bar for locking both rollers to hold the vinyl down. At the end of the lever there's a kind of cam piece that forces the bar down and eventually it wears up and causes a minor gap that doesn't make the necessary force for the sensor ( I think ) to recognize correctly. I don't remember though how did I solved it at the time but I know I've improvised something that became a permanent fix.
I've been given last week 2 CAMM 1 plotters that have troubles. One PNC 1000 that gives pinch roll error no matter were they are placed. A PNC 1100 that doesn't recognize the sheet vinyl. Any clues someone? Already asked Ian this weekend in another very old thread for the user and service manuals to see if I can also bring them from death...
Hope it helps you,

Vitor

 

I have a PNC 1000 or 1000A running when I put it away. Free for freight if you want it.

Ken

 

7oaks
Sorry, were you refering to me in the previous post? I didn't quite understand what you said tough...
Cheers