My HP 4630 all-in-one ink-jet printer appears to have died. See details below. Looking for a replacement.
The last time I took count, we printed less than 10 pages/ week, majority color. We want the scanner, but do not use the fax. My conclusion is that inkjet is the proper choice. I know that there are lots of reasons to use laser technology, but for my low use rate I do not think a case can be made, but feel free to argue otherwise. Suggestions desired. Thanks, -Denis The failure: It does not power on. There is a power module in the printer. It is accessible. I took it out, plugged it in, measured the voltage, unloaded, at the three pins. 3 is 32/12V, 2 is ground, 1 is marked with a crescent moon. Voltage of pin 3 to 2 is 32V w/ moon open; 12V w/ moon grounded. This is what my web searches tell me they should be. Now it is possible that the module is bad in spite of these measurements, but I would guess unlikely. If the module is in fact good, I suspect further attempts at repair would be beyond me, and too costly commercially. Again, I will listen to counter arguments. Finally, what to do with the carcass? Does PCC have classes in repair techniques? And if anyone here wants slighly used ink cartridges #61 let me know. _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
