HP 6P printer repair

[DevilsPGD]

I have an old HP 6P that was in working condition a few months ago when
I last used it. I was intended to sell it, and fired it up to get a
page count.

The first page that came out was fine, the second onward appeared to
have what looked like "toner tracks" on the back of the paper. I'm
thinking no problem, just a bit of loose toner inside somewhere.

After about five pages, paper started jamming in the rear output feed,
even with the rear output tray open (which bypasses the flip over that
places outbound sheets on the primary exit tray on the top)

Further inspection revealed that the rubber rollers appeared to be
melting and getting stuck on the paper as it passes through.

Anyone ever seen anything like this before? I am hoping to ballpark a
repair price and decide if it's worth repairing given the age of this
unit. This cropped up after business hours, so I can't call until
tomorrow -- I'll phone around during business hours tomorrow, but would
appreciate some info if anyone has seen this before.

Long shot, but any suggestions on reputable companies to talk to in
Calgary?

 

[Arthur Entlich]

All I can say is WOW. I have much older and well used HP laser printers
which continue to work. Yes sometimes the paper transport acts up and I
clean the take up wheels, but I have never seen or hear of the
rubber-like wheels having begun to disintegrate.

Was the machine stored anywhere around solvents or materials that could
have caused some type of chemical reaction to soften them that way? Did
you use any solvent on them that might have done a "slow burn" on them
while it was in storage?

Just interested in trying to solve this mystery.

Sorry, I do not know of a good repair facility in Calgary.


Art

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[DevilsPGD]

In message <Fe%ek.107542$gc5.7297@pd7urf2no> Arthur Entlich

All I can say is WOW. I have much older and well used HP laser printers
which continue to work.

I've got a 4L still in service, that's about as far back as I go, but
I've bumped into many older ones while consulting.

Yes sometimes the paper transport acts up and I
clean the take up wheels, but I have never seen or hear of the
rubber-like wheels having begun to disintegrate.

Not so much disintegrate as melt -- That's the weird thing, at least to
me. I can understand the rubber breaking down and cracking or whatever.

Was the machine stored anywhere around solvents or materials that could
have caused some type of chemical reaction to soften them that way? Did
you use any solvent on them that might have done a "slow burn" on them
while it was in storage?

Nope. My office is pretty clean, the strongest stuff I use is Lysol,
and nothing inside the printer or even near the printer.

It has been stored in a location that was completely out of the way and
definitely not near any spills (actually on the top of a 7' shelf, back
against a cardboard box, which was against a concrete wall)

The only weird thing here is that it gets rather toasty, up to 35C this
year so far. Still, nothing that should be a problem for wheels that
are part of the fuser, and it was only 27C when I was printing. Well
within the storage and operating temperatures for this printer.

Just interested in trying to solve this mystery.

Me too.

Sorry, I do not know of a good repair facility in Calgary.

From another response it looks like this part is fairly easy to replace.
More importantly, it's about an $8 part, so if it turns out I can't
manage it myself, I won't be too heartbroken. The whole unit is
probably only worth $100 or so, I doubt I'll even find a repair shop
that will look at it knowing my total budget is $100. However, no harm
in looking around.

 

[Arthur Entlich]

Best of luck with it.

I'd be nervous about the air in your office, however ;-)


Art

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