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Ken Knecht
I tried to print a couple of Usenet messages and the 'out of
paper' message came on in my HP LJ III. I pulled out the
paper drawer and I saw it had paper. A sheet remained in the
printer. I pulled it out from the rollers and it had heavy
toner in a diagonal streak about an inch in at the farthest
point on the left portion of the entering edge. Evidently it
had been trying to print there. And a coil sping rolled out, from
the right side if I remember <shudder> - heavy wire (about 20 or
18 AWG), 1/4" loop at each end, 1 " long coil, 1/4" in diameter.I
looked but don't see anything obvious, or any springs like it.
Any guesses to help me along? I've not pulled off the case - yet.
I've not been in this printer for years and can't remember what
springs I've seen where. I don't know anyone with one I can look
at.
This morning I tried the printer in test mode to print the font
list and it worked - all six or so pages with no problem! Now
what? That spring must go somewhere! What would you do? I'm
afraid I'll damage the printer running it without that spring.
I've gotten no response in the HP hardware newsgroup.
TIA
Ken
paper' message came on in my HP LJ III. I pulled out the
paper drawer and I saw it had paper. A sheet remained in the
printer. I pulled it out from the rollers and it had heavy
toner in a diagonal streak about an inch in at the farthest
point on the left portion of the entering edge. Evidently it
had been trying to print there. And a coil sping rolled out, from
the right side if I remember <shudder> - heavy wire (about 20 or
18 AWG), 1/4" loop at each end, 1 " long coil, 1/4" in diameter.I
looked but don't see anything obvious, or any springs like it.
Any guesses to help me along? I've not pulled off the case - yet.
I've not been in this printer for years and can't remember what
springs I've seen where. I don't know anyone with one I can look
at.
This morning I tried the printer in test mode to print the font
list and it worked - all six or so pages with no problem! Now
what? That spring must go somewhere! What would you do? I'm
afraid I'll damage the printer running it without that spring.
I've gotten no response in the HP hardware newsgroup.
TIA
Ken