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January 1999, Week 1

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Bruce Toback <[log in to unmask]>
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Bruce Toback <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 2 Jan 1999 15:04:32 -0700
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Ben Meyers writes:

>The front mechanical mechanism of an LJ II or LJ III is a bear to
>repair.  Better to replace it entirely, which means take it in to a
>repair shop that does LaserJets.  But it may cost more to repair than
>the couple of hundred bucks that the printer is worth in good working
>order.

We just had the feed roller mechanism on our Apple LaserWriter II
replaced; the LW II uses the same engine as the LJ II. It was $182 for an
on-site repair. The symptom is the same as the original poster's, paper
jams on the input. The D roller that's supposed to grab paper from the
tray eventually gets worn down so that the sharp trailing edge of the D
is rounded. This results in pick failures.

As for whether it was worth the repair, I don't know of anywhere I can
buy a high-quality network-ready PostScript laser printer for $182. The
LaserWriter serves our PC network as well as our Macs.

-- Bruce


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