Homebrew PCBs

>
> 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
>

Same thing, althought you might have trouble matching power rating & sizes.
The fuser section from a photocopier I have here to make a laminator out of
has a 850 watt lamp in it.  Old HP LaserJets are about 500 watt.

If you find one that is the right length & has the correct connectors, it
should work.  The lamp for those work lamps will probably be ok, although
they don't seem to have a very long life.  I can only recall one time I
replaced a printer lamp, and that was thru someone breaking it, not it
wearing out.  Might explain the cost!  Quality!

The 850 watt one I mention here has the wires permanently attached, and is
about 300mm long, to handle A3 paper.  The HP one would be about 200mm long.

Tony