[Hidden-tech] Brother Printer Issues

[Annamarie Pluhar]

Thank you all for your suggestions and comments. I agree that my desire to fix (reuse, reduce, recycle) is costing me time and money and I should simply go a buy a new one. 

One more printer for the landfill, ugh. 


Annamarie Pluhar

Pluhar Consulting
http://www.pluharconsulting.com
802.451.1941
802.579.5975 (cell)



On Apr 26, 2012, at 7:20 AM, David Korpiewski wrote:

> Hi Annamarie,
>   To be honest, to replace it would cost less than the time that you've spent trying to fix it (in terms of what your dollars-per-hour rate is I would think).  Although to be honest I've had a lot of problems with my brother HL-2070N myself when I used a third party toner.  It just refuses to print properly with the cheap toner.   So I guess that could play into it.   You could try a different toner cartridge if you have one.  The red light is pretty generic warning that I remember.  I replaced mine with a Samsung ML-2525W and have been happier with that printer.
> 
>  Also there is a web page built into the 2070.  If you connect to the printer through a browser does it tell you what is wrong with the status? (e.g., http://10.0.0.100)
> 
> Good luck
> David
> 
> 
> On 4/25/2012 1:26 PM, Annamarie Pluhar wrote:
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>> Hi,
>> 
>> Just in case someone on this list knows something that I can't find on
>> the web...
>> 
>> I have a Brother HL-2070N. It's been a workhorse. Now, it simply won't
>> clear a red light flashing which is supposed to indicate a paper jam.
>> I've done everything I can find: corona wire, taking it apart and
>> looking for mechanical difficulties, resetting empty toner cartridge
>> indicator...
>> 
>> The folks at Brother stopped providing support when I told them I was
>> using a third-party toner cartridge ($17 vs. $81!) . Does it really make
>> a difference?
>> 
>> Any suggestions? My partner thinks I should simply buy a new printer,
>> but I'm loath to dispatch yet another electronic device to the
>> electronic graveyard!
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Annamarie Pluhar
>> 
>> Pluhar Consulting
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>> /802.579.5975 (cell)/
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