Good reason ---- There ain't one. The 'fuser' is a HOT surface to 'fuse' (melt the toner [finely ground plastic] into the surface of the paper.
The 'charging wires' are next to the 'imaging drum' --- [photoactive surface that receives toner to form image] [NO fingers on drum surface please] Photo-drum surface may be cleaned gently with alcohol and a soft cloth. Chuck Davis On Dec 7, 2009, at 11:08 AM, Dan wrote: > Well... Last night I took the fuser out... > > Didn't see a single wire running the length of the thing? Did I miss > something? > > But there were four or five sets (4 each) of thin "feeler" type wires > sticking up, where they'd touch the paper. Many seemed to have bits > of schmutz stuck on their ends. I cleaned that off then carefully > cleaned the dust/crud out of every place I could reach. > > It seems to have made a big difference! The light bar is now > narrower and less light, barely noticeable. Going to run a few more > cleaning cycles to see if that helps more. > > - Dan. > -- > - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
