Speaking as I do, generally out of a bottom of a bucket, the laserwriters have fusing sections that run relatively hot--as they are meant to in doing their job of melting the ink particles to the paper. A thermistor controls their temperature inside a range-- and a fan runs to remove heat from the other sections of the printer.
I would think that a fan should be running while the unit is in continuous operation. But, a fan should not ordinarily have any shut-off mechanism unless it has power savings or "unneeded" modes which might mean that the heater element is "coasting" and doesn't need to be energized repeatedly. The fan may also have an intermittent problem, but again that would be unusual I'd get a copy of the IIg schematics and look at the fuser and power supply sections. If their unintelligible to you, join the club, but ask someone who might know. Then again, a better answer may be rattling down the tube, just after this posting. In that case, discard me and I'll go back to looking at the sides of the bucket. Bob Wulkowicz ------------ Jim Raper wrote: > > I have an opportunity to purchase a IIg Laserwriter. According to the > owner its "only defect is that when you print for a long time, the fan > cycles off and on." Isn't that what it's supposed to do? Or is this a > sign of something bad getting ready to happen? > > Jim -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
