Homebrew PCBs

I've been using my Laserjet IIP+ for a while now. It
only has 300 dpi resolution but for standard through
the hole components its more than adequate.

It's built like a locomotive and will last longer than
the new all-plastic printers. It's already 10+ years
old. 

TANSTAFL!

Myc



--- kilocycles <kilocycles@...> wrote:

> The 300 DPI "blocky" or coarsely dithered graphics
> from my HP LJ IIIP
> is why I donated it to FreeCycle and bought the
> Brother 2040.  Tough
> tradeoff, since the Brother is certainly not
> optimally suited for
> toner transfer.  It works nicely for bulk printing,
> though, and I
> don't have to use up ink on my Canon i860 Inkjet.
> 
> Maybe I should have kept the IIIP and converted it
> to a fuser-type
> laminator unit, Stefan, but at that time, I didn't
> know about that
> particular option.
> 
> Ted
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan
> Trethan"
> <stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:14:09 +0200, ballendo
> <ballendo@...> wrote:
> > 
> ---snip---
> > 
> > The 300 DPI of my IIID was not enough for TT, for
> me, for the 0.5mm
> TQFPs.
> > 
> 
> > > IOW, is there some thing that these older laser
> printers do "better"
> > >
> > > or are my newer HP 1100's gonna be equal or
> superior in every way?
> > 
> > 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.
> ---snip---
> > The fuser uses a relatively thin roller, but i
> think some here have
> tried  
> > this fuser assy, hopefully they comment.
> > 
> > ST
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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