Many thanks to those that replied - all useful info and links.
I recently bought a new injet as a general printer Canon mp610. I
thought i would see how well it would print out a PCB layout - i had
some very old HP overhead transparency film on hand...results were
better than the
laser, crisp lines, dense blacks. I produced 2 boards with them and
they have turned out 100% - so might leave the laser for a while.
Paul vk4apn
> Paul,
> This shadowing, blotching and double-up printing usually means
> that the drum unit is past its use-by date. The cleaning blade used
to
> remove excess toner after transfer to the paper sheet is becoming
hard
> and no longer doing its job properly. Trying to find and fit a new
> cleaning blade (neoprene usually) is almost impossible, so I would
> suggest a new drum assembly. This is probably easier and cheaper
than
> trying to break in a new laser printer.
>
> Regards,
> Simon VK4TSC
>