GOOD hamfest!

At 07:51 PM 9/13/99 -0700, you wrote: Since I collect HP stuff and use the HP-IB bus I'd say yes but I guess it depends on if you have a use for it. I don't have a shortage of them :-) I grab most of them that I find and keep them around to use or for parts. The 1LB3 ICs are impossible to find except by pulling them out of other items so I always grab the HP-IB and IL printers. The biggest failure in all the ThinkJets is the contacts on the flex cable that connect to the printhead. They have little tits that are supposed to press against the contacts on the printhead but corrosion and wiping hard will tear the tits off and then you get blank lines in the print. DON'T wipe the contacts, just blot them to clean them. The print cartridges are prone to leaking, you shouls always remove them if you're not using the printer and ALLWAYS remove them before shipping the printer. Altitude and air pressure changes will pump the ink out of the cartridge. You can self test the printers by holding down the FF key and turning the printer on. Wait a few seconds and release the FF key. Joe