Homebrew PCBs

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:14:09 +0200, ballendo <ballendo@...> wrote:

> Hello,
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> I've got an OLD HP Laserjet series II, with a font cartridge even.
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> I've been gonna tear it up for parts to use/play with, but also kept
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> it thinking it might have some "better" capability for toner
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> transfer, compared to newer laserjet printers...
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> But it's likely only 300DPI, so even with the straight paper path,
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> and even though I can get drivers and cartridges reasonably, is it
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> at all worth keeping?

The 300 DPI of my IIID was not enough for TT, for me, for the 0.5mm TQFPs.

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> IOW, is there some thing that these older laser printers do "better"
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> or are my newer HP 1100's gonna be equal or superior in every way?
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They are superior in the way that they probably still work when the newer  
printers are thrown away.
I bought the replacement paper path paths for my IIID for 1eur recently,  
will get it up to "as new" one of these days for general printing. I have  
plenty of toner, and usually replacement cartridges go for 1eur at ebay  
for this printer, so it is very cheap to run. It is more than enough for  
text printing and stuff for me.

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> Figured you guys have tried to do so many different things with
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> these beasts, that I'd better ask before canabalising it...
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> Thank you in advance,
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> Ballendo
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> P.S. If parting out is the answer, Would this printer's fuser
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> section be a good candidate for a toner transfer/laminator?
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The fuser uses a relatively thin roller, but i think some here have tried  
this fuser assy, hopefully they comment.

ST