On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 4:12 PM Keith Lofstrom <kei...@kl-ic.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 12:14:10AM -0500, tomas.kuchta.li...@gmail.com > wrote: > > ... > > If the printer would be mine - I would probably read the service manual > to check > > if it all makes sense - then clean it - if that does not help - get > replacement > > belt as suggested - or take it to service shop as the last resort. > > Good advice. I wish I knew of a good service shop. > > > Keith is probably the best printer hacker around here - I'd definitely > get his > > advice. > > If I'm the best, we are all in BIG trouble :-) > > Streaks are either spots on the laser imaging mirrors, > or a worn out transfer belt. More likely the belt; > laser problems usually cause washed-out or absent colors. > > That said, I do have a 2605dn printer, and stockpiled > spares, and stockpiled transfer belts, which I zealously > hoard to last until I (and my wife) croak. I have needed > to replace belts. That is a 20 minute fix given a new > belt assembly, about $100 on eBay from time to time. > I also have a spare duplexer/fuser; the separator pawls > are fragile and no longer available. > > Download manuals, know your part numbers, watch eBay, > buy and stockpile spares. > > More often, leaky toner gets on mirrors in the imaging > laser module, and those are a pain in the a$$ to clean. > To do so, you must remove a dozen cables and boards to get > to the module and the mirrors, which are cooled by a fan > from the compartment holding the toner cartridges. :-( > > Takes more than an hour. About 20% of the time I break > a connector and bork the printer. > > Hence the spare machines, so my wife (who is likely to > outlast me by decades, her father turns 102 this year) > does not have to deal with that. > > I've considered upgrading to a new color laser printer, > but I want ethernet and native postscript and decent- > capacity cartridges. And legal and A4 paper trays. > And duplexing. And durability and repairability and tech > manuals. While my ancient HPs are imperfect, I haven't > found anything better so far. Kinda frightening. > > We are indeed all in trouble ... > > Nah... I'll be fine. When our digital ecosystem collapses into a post-apocalyptic afterscape I'll just set up an old Frontier 370. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fuji-Frontier-370-digital-Photo-Center-PRINTER-MINILAB-LB2000SC/192989005747?hash=item2cef0a87b3:g:yN0AAOSwva9dKR0W A working knowledge of basic chemistry and some old bits of plastic/metal are all anyone needs to keep that beast running. With the mechanical components in place for an acid/base rinse, it could probably be adapted for a different type of paper. Add electricity and a working knowledge of high school chemistry, and you've got prints! Defintely beats going back to developing your prints in a bathtub. > Keith > > P.S. if someone wants dibs on my spares, find me a good > lawyer to write a will, and I'll add you to the will. > Eat healthy, exercise, and hope to outlive my wife. :-) > > -- > Keith Lofstrom kei...@keithl.com > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
