Method and apparatus for cleaning internal components of electronic equipment

An apparatus for cleaning the internal workings of electronic equipment when the equipment is disposed in a normally-engaged position, the apparatus comprising:

• a printer ribbon having a leading end and a trailing end;
• a cleaning sheet disposed proximate the leading end of the printer ribbon;
• and
• an adhesive strip disposed on the cleaning sheet to adhere the cleaning sheet to the printer ribbon.

A method of cleaning a head of a printer when the printer is disposed in a normally-engaged position, comprising the steps of:

• providing a base material having a leading end and a trailing end;
• providing an abrasive cleaning sheet having distal and proximal ends, the abrasive cleaning sheet being disposed proximate the leading end of the base material, at least the proximal end of the abrasive cleaning sheet being adhered to the base material;
• feeding the base material into the printing path of a printer when the printer is disposed in a normally-engaged position;
• and
• moving the base material at least partially through a printer such that the abrasive cleaning sheet contacts at least a head of a printer.