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On Jun 1, 2008, at 5:23 PM, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:

> Just one warning about these.
>
> The toner empty light blinks use the same pattern as the
> fuser fail.  And, unlike the HP units, you usually can't
> "shake down" the cartridge to get an extra hundred or
> so pages out of it.  Don't jump to conclusions that the
> fuser is bad when it's out of toner.


An irony of this printer is a new drum is $180 MSRP but refurbished  
5250's or 5240's are about $100.

If ever my drum needs replacement I'll buy a refurbished printer.

The 5240 is the same thing but without network, duplex, or postscript.  
So when buying for spare parts its just as good as a 5250.

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David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net
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