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Well, it seems that the 5L does have a history of problems, although some
respondents voiced 100% satisfaction with their units.  Lucky!

Here's a summary, some of which seem to be contradictory.  Please keep those
cards and letters coming--it's still not working!

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here's how to fix it most of the time.  Open the cover up and remove the toner
cartridge (and paper).  Use rubbing alcohol and a paper towel and clean the
roller that grabs the paper.  It's not easy to turn but it's worth it.  I do
this a lot and then get it cleaned professionally about once a year.  I've
also heard that if you buy really cheap paper, it works better (becuase
expensive paper is treated with something that allows it to run through high
speed copiers and printers faster which gums up the roller.  Good luck!

Terri Lent  tlent@aol.com
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If paper is caught behind the roller or torn, there are a couple of screws you
can loosen which will allow more of the inside chasis to lift up partway.
We've always been able to unjam it by doing this as a last resort.

I have the kind of jam where you pull firmly maybe once every week or two.
The kind where you have to take the printer apart by removing screws...
maybe 4-5 times last school year.  It helps to have crisp paper that you've
aerated.  I sometimes try to print paper on the back to conserve waste, and
sometimes that jams it.  Sometimes it doesn't.

I'm really firm about students not digging in there to try to fix it.  They
are supposed to come and get me or the tech man.  Someone tried to unjam
partway through last year with probably a pen and they gouged a chunk out
of the roller.  We had to put up with a smudge on every copy we ran until
this summer when we could send it away to repair.

Don't give up!  Most jams can be fixed by you or some other person who is
patient and adept with a screwdriver.

Kathy Bowman     kbowman@linfield.com

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This is going to sound ridiculous but it worked against the frequent
paper jams I had in my HP LaserJet.  Microwave your paper for 15
seconds.

Jenifer Swanson     jswanson@tir.com
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I talked with my fellow tech, who used to fix printers full-time.
He says there is a persistent problem with some HP lasers and there
isn't too much to do about it. One thing that helps is spending more on
paper, to minimize the cotton content so there is less tendency for
sheets to stick together. (Somewhere in the depths of the paper specs it
says words to that effect.) Keeping paper sealed against humidity until
the last minute might help somewhat also.
$80 to look at a printer sounds about right for that area. In this day
and time many things are not economically repairable.

        JCORNELI@augusta.k12.va.us
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Someone else had better luck using cheap paper! Go figure...

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One thing we have done that has let us get out all the paper jams
we've had to date is to "borrow" a set of dissection tweezers.  They
are about 8" long and can get into the machine and pull out the
bits of paper that get stuck.

If you know anyone who teaches HS Biology, they'd be a place to
find these "miracle tweezers."

Patricia Vivari
pllinhs@uriacc.uri.edu
http://members.tripod.com/~LHS_Library/index.html
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I hope to have the miracle cure come my way soon.  If it does, I'll do a
second posting.

Sharon Blumentein, Director, Emek Hebrew Academy, Sherman Oaks, CA
email:   shablu@aol.com

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