Hi Jim,
Look for a stuck paper feed sensor. Usually a little finger sticking up
in the paper path. I will bet that its jammed. I use a drinking straw
to blow air at it. The finger should move freely and be at right
angles to the plane of the paper.
On Friday 16 December 2005 00:34, Jim Dykes wrote:
> Re: Brother, Multi-Function Machine, MFC-8500
>
> Well, the old one was shot....the drum unit and another unit that
> holds the drum unit.
>
> I ordered the same model from geeks.com which had been refurbished by
> Brother.
>
> It will not feed from the paper tray. The paper is picked up by the
> roller and it feeds as far as the point where it should go through
> the drum unit and it simply hangs.....just like something is blocking
> it. You can even see that the paper is slightly creased where it
> tries to feed through. I can't find anything blocking it, but I
> really don't know the feed path for sure.
>
> It is interesting that it will feed through the single-sheet feed
> slot.
>
> The other functions are just fine............so far as I've been able
> to determine at this point.
>
> They'll replace it or refund me, no problem..........except that they
> are currently out of this model. Not sure when another batch will
> come in.
>
> That sort of sours me on refurbished models.......except from the
> mfgr.
>
> Anyone familiar with this problem? I'm gonna hang out for a bit and
> see if they get any more in.
>
> I may try to find a NEW one at a good price after the holidays.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim
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Best Regards:
Derrick.
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plug at play-net.co.uk
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