HarveyH42 said:
$30 for a printer cable? What kind of cable is it? Parallel port or USB should be around $5. Never messed with network stuff. Maybe someone you know will let you borrow a cable to test it out. Toner cartridges are expensive though, and you don't know what kind of shape a used one will be in. Might even be why the printer was so cheap. Lots of people refill their own toner cartridges, instead of paying $60-$90 for a new one. They keep reusing it, until it fails completely, and blame the printer.
The cable... If you got the price from the people who make the printer, shop around...
Well Guess what! I relized after reading your post, that it had a copier function (well I knew it had it, but never tried it) So First I perform a test with a peice of paper with something written on it using a pencil. It came out, But Not very bright. Next I tried marker, Worked! Then I tried a real Life test. First I printed out a schematic from my Inkjet, Then Fed it into the Copier section of the printer, and Voila! Sucess! The printer has succesfuly reprinted it with no errors!
Except...There a very faint line running down the middle of the paper, Its very faint, but remember this was without a PC, I assume once I hook it up to a PC it can be calibrated! But will it effect my PCB?
Anyway, Its a parallel port connector. This is the printer:
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More info:
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Its 600 DPI, Is that good enough?
Before I forget, I went to a tagsale and was looking at some old computers. There was someone else looking at them, so I had to make a quick move. The Guy gave me, P400, K6200, and a 486. He also have me a dot matrix Printer, this laser printer, Speakers, a 15 inch monitor and Cords, all for 7 Bucks. I asked him if they all worked, he said yes. As soon as I got home, They all worked
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Im so excited that it works! Now I have to go to staples and get their paper :excited: