16 Sep
2004
16 Sep
'04
3:57 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank McConnell" <fmc(a)reanimators.org>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: HP Printers
Jim Isbell wrote:
I don't know if this helps but years ago my Epson Actionlaser 1500 gave me a
service request E0xxx message on boot that would not clear. At the time I
didn't want to toss the printer because it had a nice printout when working
and was upgraded to 5mb of ram so I just set it aside and purchased a NEC
Superscript 870. A few months later I took it apart to see what was up. The
only thing I found to be out of the ordinary was the resistance on the fuser
bulb, so I took the bulb out and found that the bulb was fine. The ends were
copper and oxidized a bit over the years at the connectors so I cleaned them
off with a dremel tool and a polishing head and put it back together worked
good as new. So if you have a multimeter find out what the resistance of the
bulb should be from the wattage & voltage spec (ohms law) and see if the
bulb is burned out or just needs the ends cleaned for better contact (is the
room humid maybe?).
Hope this helps
Thanks, it helps in that it tells me where the
problem may be...power
supply. But the 20 second off cycle didn't help so now I think its
time to chuck 'em.
For the LaserJet Series II, "50 SERVICE" is likely to be the power
supply. It's less likely to be the fusing station. The power supply
would be about $30-$70 for a replacement part, which is not that hard
to replace yourself if you can work a screwdriver. Webby URLs to
check for more information include <http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/>
and <http://www.printerworks.com/>.
For my money, replacing the power supply and keeping a 15-year-old HP
printer gives me more warm fuzzies than buying inkjet cartridges from
today's HP. And I like the control panel on the LaserJet II a lot
better than what passes for one on the LaserJet 2100 at the office;
for example, I can tell whether the LaserJet II is online and whether
it has something in its buffer.
Could you please trim excessive quoted text in your e-mail replies?
-Frank McConnell