Kevin,
You were one of the lucky ones. I think that if it has worked this long, your board doesn't have the problem.
HP was very secretive about this problem, but from what I can
gather, there were one or more runs of bad fuser boards that may
have been assembled in China. The reports on the forum ranged from
failure after a few months to about 18 months. Mine failed at
about 13 months. HP repaired the ones still in warranty, and
didn't even acknowledge the rest. I sent a letter to the CEO, who
claimed that he had an open door to hear about problems. I did get
an acknowledgement of my letter with a promise for a response.
There was no response. I had a pleasant conversation with their
head of Quality Assurance who could not help because the printer
was out of warranty. He offered me two cartridges as a consolation
prize.
That same board was used in several other models, and there were
some complaints from a few owners of those models. Since there
were a relatively small number of complaints on the other models,
it would appear that they did have good boards. They never offered
them as replacements for the failed P2015 boards.
My story does have a happy ending. One day I realized that the
credit card on which I purchased the printer included an extended
warranty for items purchased with it. Just in time, I contacted
the credit card company, and made the proper application. I
received a full refund on the printer, so I was only out the ~$80+
I paid for the repair. I still have the printer, and I am
contemplating a repair process for the board. I know which BGA
chip has the problem, and I will try to resolder it. Just need to
find the time.
Harvey
Never heard that one before. Mine bought locally worked good from the beginning till today 3 years later.