[Hidden-tech] When is a printer dead?

[Robert Heller]

At Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:07:50 -0400 "Annamarie Pluhar" <annamarie at pluharconsulting.com> wrote:

> 
> Hello all,
> 
> My trusty Brother HL-2270DW which I've had for  ? Eight years? Told me 
> that the drum needed replacing.(Yellow light blinking.) It wouldn't 
> print. Investigated cost of drum vs. cost of new printer and decided 
> that new printer was the better option, especially give the age of the 
> printer and new operating systems coming etc.  (Yes, I hate the fact of 
> upgrades/disposal etc.)
> 
> Never unhooked it. And lo and behold it's printing again! So....

My guess is that somehow, you reset the drum counter.  I recently replaced the 
drum unit on my Brother printer and the instructions call for a arcane ritual 
to reset the counter (power off, then power on while standing on your head 
while facing Meca or some such nonsense -- actually some magic pressing / 
holding down the control panel buttuns while the various lights blink, etc.). 
The only way the printer knows that you really replaced the drum unit is to 
reset the counter.

> 
> Is this a temporary reprieve?

Probably.  It will probably print for awhile, but if the drum unit really is 
"worn out", it will fail in some way soon (probably fail to print clean 
copies).

> Should I return the new Brother L-2340DW that is still in it's box 
> (delivered over the weekend)?
> 
> Or ?
> 
> It would be helpful to have some input.
> 
> Thanks!
> Annamarie
> 
> Annamarie Pluhar
> 
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