NeXT (Almost-up-and-running-now) Laser Printer

From: Christopher Smith <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
Date: Thu Apr 18 09:25:54 2002

Ok, I reset the netinfo database -- now as soon as I can
get it to give me a login prompt again instead of kicking
me into the 'me' account at boot I'll be in business there,
but my NeXT b&w laser printer is somewhat cranky.

Having not been used for years, I can see how this might
be...

Here are it's problems:

Paper feed roller doesn't like to work well all the time.

I'm certain that this problem comes from the printer setting
too long, and making an indentation in the rubber on the
roller. Has anyone had success in repairing this kind of
thing?

The printouts have black in the wrong places sometimes;
fused, but -- well, basically it looks like a bad photocopy :)
Sometimes the misplaced ink will have an imprint from another
part of the same page, or from the previous page.

There are also "splotches" of white here and there in the
good printouts where there should be some toner.

I imagine something may be dirty, but not knowing a lot about
laser printers (aside from keep away from the fuser when it's
operating...), I don't' know where to start looking, nor would
I necessarily know how to clean things up if I found the right
spot.

Any ideas?

Chris

Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL

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