>Funny you should say that....
>I have over a dozen of those LaserJet III printers at work. All broken!=
 All
>with the same symptom: Fuser error or paper jam message. It sounds like=
 the
>capacitors in the AC power supply have dried out.
>Days of swapping fusers and toner carts, and I would gladly trade them all
>for a Deskjet 500!

        This is the simplest problem I've ever seen in all printers I fixed, And=
 the dumbest one. HP when doesn't do it in the entrance, does it in the=
 exit ;o)

        This printer has the fuser controlled by an SCR. A BT136 or something.=
 This BT is not heatsinked. So it fails. And gives this error you are=
 seeing.

        Step by step to fix:

        1 - open the printer, and remove the external plastic "skirt", taking off=
 4 or 5 screws around it inside the printer
        2 - disconnect the control panel (only one IDC connector)
        3 - pull off the power supply - the big box on the down right
        4 - pull off the filter assembly - the black box with green tabs
        5 - pull off the AC unit, on the top right. That's where the AC enters
        6 - dismantle the AC unit, change the SCR (please, be gentle and put a=
 small heatsink on it) and reassemble

        You have a new battletank ;o)

        I've fixed some 100s of HP2 and HP3 printers with the same problem. That's=
 the only thing that happens on these printers, beyond fuser destruction.=
 Nice printer to have! ;o)))

        BTW, I need the A4 paper cassete and the fuser assembly or only the fuser=
 roller (the one covered with teflon) of the HP3. In USA it seems to be=
 trash, in Brazil it is expensive to the hell! Maybe some friend from the=
 list have a spare around ;o))) My HP3 became a dead brick, and I miss her=
 working :o(((


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Alexandre Souza
taito@terra.com.br
http://planeta.terra.com.br/lazer/pinball/

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