27 Jul
2002
27 Jul
'02
7:14 p.m.
On Sat, 27 Jul 2002, Philip Pemberton wrote:
I don't know if they are AS reliable since I don't have any experience
with the LJ-II, but in my estimation it was damn reliable, having printed
probably at least a hundred thousand pages in its life with only minor
servicing required once or twice (and its still good to go, just needs a
new drum like yours).
Oh wait. You're talking about a different model than the one I am. I'm
talking about the 4420. I've never heard of the 4400.
Sorry :)
I still have the other one if you want it, but I don't know if the parts
are interchangeable with a 4400. Of course, the shipping will be
outrageous.
We used one of
these extensively at the company I used to work for,
printing telephone service invoices. It was a very reliable printer.
That's
good to hear. Are they as reliable as a HP LJ-II? At any rate,
Marilynn, our office manager, used to just dump the waste
toner out of the collector bucket. It never seemed to adversely affect
the printer, even though you're not supposed to do that.
I couldn't get
the collector buchet off - only one screw on that side, took
it out and it wouldn't pop off. So I pried it apart slightly and shook the
junk into a sheet of newspaper. The green OPC drum was wrapped in a bin
liner for protection and light proofing. Put it this way - I'll spend £40 on
four toner cartridges but I'm not going to spend £75 on an OPC drum module. I had two of
these (the one from the office and another one I picked up
subsquently). I just got rid of one I believe as I have no more use for
it since I got my very nice Xerox XD125f. I still have the other one but
its fate is nearly decided.
Damn... Could have used it as a parts machine...
Does your one remaining KXP4400 have a RAM upgrade
fitted? I need one for
mine. 1MB is not enough for the sort of printing I do, Panasonic want $400
for a 4MB board and most companies over "the Big Pond" don't have any left
Nope. That's one upgrade we dearly needed but never got around to
getting.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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