Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!ames!think.com!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!rodan.acs.syr.edu!amichiel From: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Allen J Michielsen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: LWII toner cartridge smudgies? Message-ID: <1991Feb4.224451.1555@rodan.acs.syr.edu> Date: 4 Feb 91 22:44:51 GMT References: <3982@orbit.cts.com> Sender: amichiel@sunrise.acs.syr.edu Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Lines: 30 In article adishian@dorm.rutgers.edu (Aram Adishian) writes: >pj@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Paul Jacoby) writes: >>Toss the cartridge. This happens with our LW IINtx all the time, and is >>typically a sign that the cartridge is dead. I haven't actually dug into the >>cartridge to see if part of it is worn or some such thing, but replacing the >>cartridge always makes the problem go away. >itself. As I mentioned in a previous post, the corona wire in the >slot on top of the cartridge probably needs cleaning. If ... There are several more serious and common causes. 1. Too much Humidity in the paper (exhibits, thick paper is much better than thin for print quality...like bond or letterhead) 2. The Cartridge has absorbed moisture from the room which became damp (did the heat go off, or does the building get very chilly at nights...) Toner is perfectly dry and just like a sponge. WHen it get's even slighty damp is smears. SHort of baking the cartridge to try to dry it, it;s junk. The long term solution may be to leave the printer on 24 hrs/7days, and avoid coat closets and near sinks as printer houses. 3. The transfer tension seperation belt maybe at the end of it's life and on the verge of snapping (it will be elongated in the middle). al -- Al. Michielsen, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University InterNet: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu amichiel@sunrise.acs.syr.edu Bitnet: AMICHIEL@SUNRISE