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From: mkm@JUNE.CS.WASHINGTON.EDU (Mark Murray)
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Subject: LW fuser problems?
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Date: 25 Nov 87 18:17:16 GMT
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Regarding the Apple Laserwriter, whether you run Apple cartridges or
Milo Minderbinder cartridges through it, there are four areas on the
fusing roller that will get gouged out eventually by the separation
pawls and result in dark vertical streaks on your output.  You have my
word on it.  The only thing you can do to slow this  down is to clean
the pawls regularly.  If you have a long thin magnetic-tip philips
screwdriver, you can probably replace the fusing assembly yourself in
about an hour.  That fusing assembly, along with many other pieces of
hardware in the LW, is identical to that sold by HP for their early
Laserjets.  I have found the HP2628A service manual (p/n 02686-90904)
to be of invaluable service.