Homebrew PCBs

Steve Greenfield wrote:
> Let me guess- this is one of those deals where the printer ended up
> free or nearly free after rebates? They count on making money on
> the ink carts.

Seve, Good Guess! A 'free' scanner came with my computer. It didn't
work, so they sent a 'free' printer, (the promo scanner had been
replaced by a promo printer). Told me they didn't want the scanner
back, just trash it. Tells you how much they have invested in those
freebies. Anyhow couldn't trash the scanner without taking it
apart! Was easy to fix, the ribbon cable was misrouted causing it
to hang up. So since the printer was a freebie replacement for a
freebie scanner which now works OK, we didn't lose any sleep over
it's lack of performance.
Thanks for the reply,
Al