18 Jun
2009
18 Jun
'09
12:42 p.m.
--- On Thu, 6/18/09, Brian Lanning <brianlanning at gmail.com> wrote:
I agree. I should just order one now. I was
hoping to get a lot of
mileage out of the printer anyway.
You should. Those are workhorse printers. And, for reference, the "fuser flaking into
bits" is a very common failure in these, but more especially the 4200/4300 series. HP
hadn't quite worked out all the kinks in their film-style fusers. Something about the
way the film wore over the guides causes them to fail prematurely. At least with the 4100
you shouldn't have to worry about the swing plate gear failing, that was a big problem
on early 4200/4300's. Fixing that one is fun, you have to strip the whole machine down
pracically.
(I do a fair amount of printer repair for my job...)
But, let me know if you need a part and can't find it, I should be able to get it
through my parts supplier.
-Ian