Re: [Finale] hp 5000n trouble
Thank you Erik (and Ryan), Erik was right - good printer, bad toner cartridge. I didn't think about that possibility, but the mechanical noise was, indeed, from inside the cartridge mechanism (sounds like gears not meshing). Replacing the cartridge put everything back in order. I hope for more years of use from the printer. I like new things, but don't enjoy being forced to buy them. I can afford to replace the toner cartridge! Thanks again, Chuck Chuck Israels 1310 NW Naito Parkway #807 Portland, OR 97209-3162 phone: (503) 926-7952 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] hp 5000n trouble
So I can collect the fee then for fixing it? ;-) Sent from my iSomething On Nov 18, 2010, at 10:51 AM, Chuck Israels cisra...@comcast.net wrote: Thank you Erik (and Ryan), Erik was right - good printer, bad toner cartridge. I didn't think about that possibility, but the mechanical noise was, indeed, from inside the cartridge mechanism (sounds like gears not meshing). Replacing the cartridge put everything back in order. I hope for more years of use from the printer. I like new things, but don't enjoy being forced to buy them. I can afford to replace the toner cartridge! Thanks again, Chuck Chuck Israels 1310 NW Naito Parkway #807 Portland, OR 97209-3162 phone: (503) 926-7952 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] hp 5000n trouble
Sorry, I meant Eric, nor Erik. Chuck Israels 1310 NW Naito Parkway #807 Portland, OR 97209-3162 phone: (503) 926-7952 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] hp 5000n trouble
It's ok, the bank will cash checks with either spelling ;-) Sent from my iSomething On Nov 18, 2010, at 11:22 AM, Chuck Israels cisra...@comcast.net wrote: Sorry, I meant Eric, nor Erik. Chuck Israels 1310 NW Naito Parkway #807 Portland, OR 97209-3162 phone: (503) 926-7952 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] hp 5000n trouble
Printer gurus, My HP 5000 is suddenly making 2 loud clunks each time a page goes through (from the external loading tray used for heavy part paper) and printing poorly (with a new toner cartridge). This thing has worked well for years. I can't remember when I bought it, except that it was 5 computers ago, so it must be 10 to 15 years! I will try to get it repaired, but am collecting advice. Is there an advantage to the newer 5200 series, should I need to replace this? Are there less expensive solutions that handle large format paper (11 x 17, or even better, 12 x 18) that still promise reasonable reliability? I have had such good service from this machine, that I have been protected from having to think about what to do about a situation like this. Hi Chuck, I had an HP 5000 that I turned into a kind of 5000n light, with the addition of some printer memory and a network card (to provide an ethernet port). I was getting misfeeds and having other problems, and read online that the takeup rollers (is that what they are called?) needed cleaning or replacing. It was pretty complicated, and I bent a crucial part trying to do it. You have to pull the entire machine apart to get to these parts. They are also famous for going bad after a number of years -- what happens is that you no longer can feed stacks of sheets, but have to feed things in one page at a time. So I ended up with money spent, time wasted, and a permanently broken machine. I searched online and found that refurbished 5000s and 5000ns are not hard to find, and cost in the $250 - $325 range. I talked with one of the technicians who do the work, and he told me that basically every part that can wear out is replaced. I bought a new 5000, and moved my memory and network card into it. It is like having a new machine. I've been back in business now for 2-3 years, without the whisper of a problem. Regarding toner cartridges -- I have had very bad luck with anything except HPs own cartridges. The couple of times I tried 3rd party ones, they were so bad, I ended up throwing them away after a few days. My advice: If you want to save money and like your 5000, just replace it with a refurbished one. It is probably cheaper than figuring out what is wrong. You can buy a cleaning kit and disassemble the whole thing, but that could take a few hours (and the cleaning kit would already be $150-200. And if you do anything wrong, you could damage the thing beyond repair (like I did). Of course if money is no object, you could go to an oversize high speed color laser printer... Need to play a lot of gigs to get that one. David Froom ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] hp 5000n trouble
The consumables might be cheaper in a newer printer. Does the drum roll/imagine thong need to be changed? That is the other thing that generally dies in addition to toner cartridges. You could have a bad toner as well. Some toners I've bought made those clicking noises and worked, some didn't. It would probably be worth it to have someone look at it before deciding it's dead Sent from my iSomething On Nov 17, 2010, at 6:11 PM, Chuck Israels cisra...@comcast.net wrote: Printer gurus, My HP 5000 is suddenly making 2 loud clunks each time a page goes through (from the external loading tray used for heavy part paper) and printing poorly (with a new toner cartridge). This thing has worked well for years. I can't remember when I bought it, except that it was 5 computers ago, so it must be 10 to 15 years! I will try to get it repaired, but am collecting advice. Is there an advantage to the newer 5200 series, should I need to replace this? Are there less expensive solutions that handle large format paper (11 x 17, or even better, 12 x 18) that still promise reasonable reliability? I have had such good service from this machine, that I have been protected from having to think about what to do about a situation like this. Ideas and advice are welcome. Thanks, Chuck Chuck Israels 1310 NW Naito Parkway #807 Portland, OR 97209-3162 phone: (503) 926-7952 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] hp 5000n trouble
The 5200 is pretty fast compared to the 5100 that I use, so I would imagine that it's very fast compared to the 5000. That's the biggest advantage, probably. On Nov 17, 2010, at 6:00 PM, Chuck Israels cisra...@comcast.net wrote: Printer gurus, My HP 5000 is suddenly making 2 loud clunks each time a page goes through (from the external loading tray used for heavy part paper) and printing poorly (with a new toner cartridge). This thing has worked well for years. I can't remember when I bought it, except that it was 5 computers ago, so it must be 10 to 15 years! I will try to get it repaired, but am collecting advice. Is there an advantage to the newer 5200 series, should I need to replace this? Are there less expensive solutions that handle large format paper (11 x 17, or even better, 12 x 18) that still promise reasonable reliability? I have had such good service from this machine, that I have been protected from having to think about what to do about a situation like this. Ideas and advice are welcome. Thanks, Chuck Chuck Israels 1310 NW Naito Parkway #807 Portland, OR 97209-3162 phone: (503) 926-7952 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
