Well, I got it apart and cleaned the roller pickle and Jeff were talking about. It was coated with toner dust. I first wiped it off with a soft cloth (don't have a brush and couldn't find one inside the printer). Reassembled it and printed a page.
The page showed marked improvement, but when I printed more pages it got worse and worse, until it was almost like the original problem. I removed the roller again and WASHED it in the sink. Dried it thoroughly and reinstalled it. Same results as before. First page only about 30% grey then it got worse until it looked 95% grey. I checked the fuser assembly according to the directions at http://fixyourownprinter.com/fuserlx.html and found the Ohm values on the left side to be within range (3.8 ohms) but the right side measured 105k ohms. It's supposed to be 180-290k ohms. I used 2 different mulitmeters just to be sure (yeah, i found another cheap multimeter 'cause I'm not exactly _sure_ of what I'm doing; one's autoranging the other isn't :) ).. anyway, the webpage just says if the left side is in range the lamp is okay, but says nothing about the other values on the right side if they are _out_ of range. I've sent them an email and am awaiting a reply. right now we may have narrowed it down to the fuser assembly (right side values out of range) or the fuser roller needs to be replaced, OR BOTH. as usual, any comments, suggestions or advice are gratefully welcome. Bertie -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
