LJ-1200 dirty image

[diogenes10]

What part(s) inside the printer would cause a 1/2" wide "dirty" or "ghosted" image strip to print down the left side of the page?

It is not the cartridge. I put a new cartridge in the printer. Same problem. Put the cartridge in another printer, the print quality is fine. So it is something inside the printer itself.

 

[dnevill]

Probably the fuser.

 

[gbaughma]

I'd look at the transfer roller before the fuser.....



Just my 2¢

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[hpwizzard]

Check the repetitive defects guide for this printer:

First occurrence of print defect
Toner/developing cylinder (37.7 mm)
Toner/primary charging roller (37.7 mm)
Heating element (56.5 mm)
Transfer roller (45.2 mm)
Pressure roller (62.8 mm)
Toner/drum (75.4 mm)

 

[diogenes10]

I found some disassembly instructions online and got the fuser out. The grey roller is no longer grey on one edge.

I bought a replacement printer and then did something ??? which made it stop working. So I took the fuser out of the replacement printer and put it in the original printer. The original printer is now working fine.