🚀 go-pugleaf

My new (month-old) HP LaserJet IIP died earlier this month with an
"Error 50" on the display panel.

When I took it in for repair, the repair person said that *lots* of
IIP's have been dying in the same way.  Apparently one production run
of triacs (AC switching components) which HP put in IIP power supplies
was marginal.  When the triac blows, it can take the printer's fuser
assembly with it.  They had another IIP in their repair shop already,
with the same problem.

It took about a week for them to repair the printer; most of this time
was spent waiting for the necessary parts to arrive.  In my case, the
fuser assembly had to be replaced, in addition to the defective triac.

The repair person said that since the new triac was not from the defec-
tive lot :-}, I should not expect the same problem to occur again.

Except for this one problem, I've been very pleased with my IIP and
would recommend it without hesitation.

-- Rich Wales <wales@CS.UCLA.EDU> // UCLA Computer Science Department
   3531 Boelter Hall // Los Angeles, CA 90024-1596 // +1 (213) 825-5683
   "I never lie when I've got sand in my shoes, Commodore."