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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] lexmark m412 board results

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2005-03-02

On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 10:47:27 +1100, William Raymond Maxwell
<wrmaxwell@...> wrote:

> I
> expect that it will work well, as I expect that any of the contemporary
> Lexmark lasers will most likely share common technology.
> By the way, I visited Lexmark's headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky back
> in
> July and have very good contacts with Lexmark here in Australia. I
> suspect
> that I should be able to source any technical advice we might require.
> Cheers
> Bill


I expect too. What i wonder is if "fuser oil" is beeing a problem with
some printers.
The felt "wiper" on the upper fuser roller is applying fuser oil in some
models (silicone oil).

I guess that would thwart any attemt to transfer the toner.

With new HP toner came a wiper once that seemed to contain the oil, so i
haven't changed it. The wiper in the Lexmark was new and seemed dry.
Fuser oil is one of the things i still wonder about.


By the way, while at printers, the quartz lamp in a fuser seems to be the
same as the "halogene lamp" in floodlights, true? would that be a cheap
replacement? Just wondering, 'cause they seem overly expensive at printer
spare parts shops...

ST