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Just a passing story...
HP laser printer's been acting up something chronic, constant paper jam alarms. Check this, check that, nothing.
Do a little homework on the internet, find out how to do a factory reset etc etc, still no joy.
Then i found a forum that had loads of info on this particular printer...it appears the 'formatter' PCB is dodgy, poor manufacturing in China, loads of people had the same problem.
Reading through the many responses, there was a fix mentioned early on that seemed far fetched (although the theory is right)...take out your PCB, put in in your oven for 8 minutes at 350 degrees F
, let it cool, refit....usually solves the problem.
Done it last night, plug in this morning...BINGO
The printer was going in the bin, now its saved. I love that, i never think ive had my moneys worth out of anything unless i've repaired it at least once.
The theory is, there's a fault in the manufacturing process with the soldering. The solder process hasnt been done to cope with the heat generated by the chip. Heating the board softens the solder, its sets when cooling, repairing the joint.
Top banana !!!!
So, do your homework. How many people are paying good money for a new printer, or for expensive repairs ?
HP laser printer's been acting up something chronic, constant paper jam alarms. Check this, check that, nothing.
Do a little homework on the internet, find out how to do a factory reset etc etc, still no joy.
Then i found a forum that had loads of info on this particular printer...it appears the 'formatter' PCB is dodgy, poor manufacturing in China, loads of people had the same problem.
Reading through the many responses, there was a fix mentioned early on that seemed far fetched (although the theory is right)...take out your PCB, put in in your oven for 8 minutes at 350 degrees F
, let it cool, refit....usually solves the problem.Done it last night, plug in this morning...BINGO
The printer was going in the bin, now its saved. I love that, i never think ive had my moneys worth out of anything unless i've repaired it at least once.
The theory is, there's a fault in the manufacturing process with the soldering. The solder process hasnt been done to cope with the heat generated by the chip. Heating the board softens the solder, its sets when cooling, repairing the joint.
Top banana !!!!
So, do your homework. How many people are paying good money for a new printer, or for expensive repairs ?
