Re: Printer Recommendations?
On 17 Dec 2002, Jon Dick wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Dec 2002 12:00:43 +0000
> Anthony Campbell <ac@acampbell.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > On 17 Dec 2002, Mark L. Kahnt wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 04:19, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I have a used HPLJ6, which I got for nothing because it was being
> > > > thrown out. It works well with Linux but the sheets in the paper
> > > > feed constantly stick together so it is difficult to use except
> > > > for single pages (which I think is why it was being thrown out in
> > > > the first place).
>
[snip]
> Hi,
>
> I used to have a LaserJet 6L with the same problem. There is a simple
> fix available for it - Hewlett Packard will send it out to you. Follow
> the link at this page:
>
> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl10045&locale=en_US
>
> I got mine after a few weeks, it doesn't cost you anything. It's just a
> bit of cardboard that you have to ram down into the paper tray so that
> it replaces the 'separation pad' that apparently gets worn out on older
> models.
>
> Perhaps this is your problem? The solution worked for me - it used
> to eat as many pages as it could; now it does them one at a time.
>
>
> Jon.
>
>
Thanks for this very useful bit of information. I've just ordered it and
it's supposed to arrive on Dec. 31 so with any luck it will have things
working!
AC
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