29 Apr
2007
29 Apr
'07
5:14 p.m.
I got an old printer for free. It works, but its printing grey stuff all
over the page like there is something wrong with the drum. I ran a few
pages through it and it didn't get better.
Is there any reasonable way to fix it or should I throw it away? Anyone
need any parts if I do have to throw it away?
Grant
29 Apr
29 Apr
9:08 p.m.
How old is the drum? A rule of thumb is that many OPC drums have a
shelf life of 3-4 years. They're also wrecked by strong ambient
light.
Could also be the power supply for the drum.
Cheers,
Chuck
On 29 Apr 2007 at 16:14, Grant Stockly wrote:
I got an old printer for free. It works, but its
printing grey stuff all
over the page like there is something wrong with the drum. I ran a few
pages through it and it didn't get better.
Is there any reasonable way to fix it or should I throw it away? Anyone
need any parts if I do have to throw it away?
Grant
30 Apr
30 Apr
2:48 a.m.
On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 21:08 -0700, Chuck Guzis wrote:
How old is the drum? A rule of thumb is that many OPC
drums have a
shelf life of 3-4 years. They're also wrecked by strong ambient
light.
I found while I was debugging a paper pick problem with my Tektronix
Phaser 560 that I was getting streaky blurry prints. I had one of the
cover interlocks spragged and the cover open. Stray light was affecting
the operation of the drum.
Check the case is light-tight.
Gordon
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