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HP IIIP Paper pickup problem
Hi (again), my trusty HP laserjet IIIP is having 'issues' with the paper
pickup from the auxilary A4 tray. When used from the self loading tray (in-built) it seems to be 100% okay with fresh paper - sometimes grabs two sheets if second side or curled paper. With using the main tray underneath (I have the A4 tray) it is now picking up one or sometimes many extra sheets per page printed. The printer feeds this normally through with jamming but is taking it's time, and if I print 10 copies of a page I might get a number of blanks in between. I've checked out the tray mechanism the best I can, all seems okay. Shouldn't be worn out (I've had it a long while but gets little use really). It (now) seems clean, dust free, any objects removed but still it is not right. Occasionally the printer does make a rather loud clunk when picking up the paper. Old but (otherwise) good. Does anyone have further pointers I can try out. |
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HP IIIP Paper pickup problem
Will wrote:
Hi (again), my trusty HP laserjet IIIP is having 'issues' with the paper pickup from the auxilary A4 tray. When used from the self loading tray (in-built) it seems to be 100% okay with fresh paper - sometimes grabs two sheets if second side or curled paper. With using the main tray underneath (I have the A4 tray) it is now picking up one or sometimes many extra sheets per page printed. The printer feeds this normally through with jamming but is taking it's time, and if I print 10 copies of a page I might get a number of blanks in between. Multiple pages grabbed usually means the separation pad is worn out. Separation pads put some friction on the stack of paper so only the top page slides into the printer. When the pad wears out, it's too slick to provide enough friction. Sometimes it's just a layer of dust built up, or a hardened outer layer on the pad. Just wiping that off with your finger might help, like cleaning off an eraser. In a printer that old, the pad might be cork instead of rubber. Printerworks has a diagram for the pad on that printer: http://www.printerworks.com/Catalogs...XMainBody.html There might be another one in the other tray. Replacement parts for that printer might be difficult to find. Newer printers are so cheap second-hand now that it's not worth a lot of effort to keep that one going. -- Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA |
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HP IIIP Paper pickup problem
Multiple pages grabbed usually means the separation pad is worn out.
Separation pads put some friction on the stack of paper so only the top page slides into the printer. When the pad wears out, it's too slick to provide enough friction. Sometimes it's just a layer of dust built up, or a hardened outer layer on the pad. Just wiping that off with your finger might help, like cleaning off an eraser. In a printer that old, the pad might be cork instead of rubber. Printerworks has a diagram for the pad on that printer: http://www.printerworks.com/Catalogs...XMainBody.html There might be another one in the other tray. Thanks, not in the tray but I'll have a look from under the printer at the weekend for a rubber/cork separater to clean (hopefully). - dust I can clear; worn out/hardened well yes it is getting on. |
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