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Subject: Re: Brother HL-630 printer

From: "Dave Mucha" <dave_mucha@...>
Date: 2004-11-22

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "leon_heller"
<leon_heller@h...> wrote:
>
> I've just rescued an abandoned Brother HL-630 laser printer left on
> the pavement near where I live. It was complete and even had the
> printer lead attached.
>
> It had been raining heavily so I took out the drum and toner
> cartridge, dried it out, replaced them and switched it on. It won't
> feed paper properly so it probably needs a replacement drum, there
> isn't much else to go wrong. Some of the toner image gets
transferred
> onto the paper before it jams, so the toner transfer must be
working.
>
> I might try to get it working properly and see if I can turn it
into
> a photoplotter. Has anyone else experimented with this particular
> printer?
>
> Leon


My experiance with lasers is that there is often a rubber type pick-
up wheel that wears and eventually needs replacemnt.

I think there is a website on fixing your own printer, but not sure
of the URL.

Dave