Subj : Luck'n out again...
To   : All
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Mon Apr 28 2025 17:03:49


I have a *real* hard time passing up computer equipment put out with a FREE sign on it.

A couple of years ago, I got a nice Canon inkjet MFP with an automatic document feeder. It jammed consistently - which turned out to be the result of a pen that had rolled down the output feed area. Separate tanks for each color, plus a black pigment tank, runs nicely on third-party ink which sells for $15 a set. It's the first time I was able to print color and not be worried about the cost.

I just adopted a stray HP M175nw left on the roadside, a color laserjet MFP with a scanner and ADF. It left lines down the side of the print, looked like a bad roller. Cleaned the rollers, to no avail. The imaging drum looked like it was leaking, no matter how much I cleaned it. Picked up a new drum for $14, dropped it in, and no more lines!

I'm doing a lot more spreadsheet work, it'll be nice to make color prints.
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