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From: Al on 15 Feb 2010 08:18


Tony Stanford wrote:
> An excellent idea! Thank you very much!
>
> Thanks also for the hint about a total engine count. It is 11692 pages.
> So not a lot, given that I've had it for so long.
>
> Tony
>
> On Sat, 13 Feb 2010, at 08:36:57, Al <albundy2(a)mailinator.com> wrote
> >It would be interesting to note how many pages that old printer has
> >printed to get to this point. You can obtain the "Total Engine Count"
> >by holding down the power button and pressing the resume button four
> >times and letting up on both. The product ID and engine count will
> >print out.
> >
> >Yes, the volume of black ink is substantial in these old HP's and they
> >are so easy to refill.
> >
> >As a last resort you could try taking a sheet of sandpaper and running
> >it through on one side and then the other. If you hold the paper under
> >some tension, that will force a slippage that will sand the rollers.
> >Don't hesitate to use some force as this is a last ditch effort. I have
> >never damaged anything doing this. I would suggest using #200 or finer
> >paper, but use whatever you have. In the early days, HP provided a kit
> >that included such paper and a floppy disk program that moved the paper
> >back and forth to scuff up the rollers. In your case, I wonder if
> >something is stuck to one of the rollers, which thereby applies more
> >pressure to the paper feed and causing it to grab extra sheets. This
> >sandpaper technique would help clean that extra substance from the
> >rollers and might restore the one-sheet-at-a-time functionality.
>
> --
> Tony Stanford

I pulled one from my closet yesterday to look. I noticed that that big
back door opens up to clear paper jam from the back. Perhaps you could
see something stuck to a roller back there, but it would be the ones
further in and not the those right in view. It could just be that the
rubber has swelled up and puts more pressure on the paper stack. I'd
get aggressive with the sandpaper as a last ditch effort.
From: Tony Stanford on 17 Feb 2010 15:44
On Mon, 15 Feb 2010, at 05:18:54, Al <albundy2(a)mailinator.com> wrote
>I pulled one from my closet yesterday to look. I noticed that that big
>back door opens up to clear paper jam from the back. Perhaps you could
>see something stuck to a roller back there, but it would be the ones
>further in and not the those right in view. It could just be that the
>rubber has swelled up and puts more pressure on the paper stack. I'd
>get aggressive with the sandpaper as a last ditch effort.

Yes, thanks. I'll see what I can do.

Tony

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