Kurt Granroth wrote:
> I have a Brother HL-1270N laser printer that I bought years ago and is
> the best printer I've ever owned. It does 12ppm, 600dpi, and has an
> integrated network print server that supports TCP/IP ("JetDirect"),
> NetBIOS/SMB, AppleTalk, POP3, and FTP. Best of all, it speaks
> PostScript and PCL directly. So the combination of raw network access
> and PostScript meant that this was the first printer I ever owned that
> worked *perfectly* with Linux right out of the box. No foomatic, no
> messing around with finding similar printers, no messing with USB...
> it just *worked* instantly and perfectly. So I have a fond place in
> my heart for this little workhorse and now that it's not working up to
> snuff, I would prefer to fix it rather than replace it.
>
> The problem goes back to some months ago. I was printing out
> something and accidently sent far too much data to it and it spooled
> up some 100 pages. I installed 32MB of memory in the printer so it
> can store *lots* with no easy way to cancel once queued. The smart
> thing to do would have been to take out the paper and wait for it to
> run out then cycle the power to clear the cache. Well, I didn't.
> Instead, I turned it off while in the middle of printing a page. This
> meant that I had a paper jam and to solve that, I physically yanked
> the paper through the mechanism.
>
> Well, that did *something* not very nice. Ever since, all pages that
> go through it come through with a background that looks like somebody
> rubbed fine charcoal over the entire surface. They all look very
> dirty. I replaced the toner and the drum, but to no avail.
>
> My final remaining thought is that it's the fuser since, other than
> the drum/toner combo, it's the only remaining major component of the
> printer. The problem is that it's not easily accessible. I took
> apart the printer last night (lots of screws) but even if I can access
> it, I can't do much since it's self contained.
>
> So why am I posting here? Well, I'm hoping that somebody out there is
> experienced in cleaning laser printer like this and knows a way to
> clean a fuser. Tape decks have cleaning tapes, CD driver have
> cleaning CDs... is there such a thing as a cleaning paper? Failing
> that, does anybody have any other suggestions on what I can do?
>
> Thanks,
> Kurt
>
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You need to clean it, AND replace the toner.
It's a messy job, but if you're maticulous about it, it's not that bad.
I've done it before; it's not as easy as running something through that
cleans it.
You usually have to get out a screw driver, pull it apart and start
cleaning.
Alcohol (not the green kind), paper towels, and q-tips can be used to
clean the rollers that the paper goes through and remove all of the toner
that is coating them.
When you're done, put in the NEW toner and start printing.
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If it isn't THAT dirty, you can try replacing the toner and printing 30
or so pages to clean it that way too.
Good luck,
JD
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