26 Jan
2008
26 Jan
'08
2:13 p.m.
Geez, you guys will whine about anything. :-) I look at the printer
situation "on the other hand." On the other hand, at least on this
end of the pond and its Interwebs, there are many places that will
sell you parts for your N-year-old HP tank.
That's the main reason I stick with Canon-engined laser printers. It's
easy to get mechanical parts for them..
Maybe I'll change my mind a little if you can show
me an HP printer part
that you *can't* buy a replacement for (online). And if you do think
Oh that's trivial. Here are a couple :
A printhead module for an HP9866A (themral printer, 4 modules fit across
the full width of the paper)
The drive belt fro an HP9871 (daiswheel printer, the belt is about 2m
long and looks like a ladder. I am told none have survived. This is one
printer I would love to find, just to see if I can work out some alternative)
Even if you stick to laser printers, how about finding the gate array
chip (just he chip, not the whole PCB) for the DC controller board in a
Laserjet 2 (SX engine)
-tony