Does anyone know whether a laser printer can operate properly in any position? I am modifying a Samsung ML-2510 to print on thicker material, but to do so I need the back of the printer to face up, i.e. the front in now on the table. My concern is that the toner/drum cartridge might be gravity fed or need to be oriented top up to work properly. It works in my tests, but I'm not sure about quality, consistance of line width, etc.
Mark
Generally you cannot do this. The toner/cartridge won't function reliably except in the correct orientation.
What kind of modification would *force* the printer to face in that direction for heaver paper? I just can't picture it.
The printing action takes place as the paper transverses the rear of the printer, bottom to top (in this model). To provide a straight, flat feed, the feed must be from the bottom and out the top. So, the printer can be on its side or front down, but not rightside up. I can, of course, get around that by elevating the printer to give access to the bottom or by allowing the rear to extend off the table. Less convenient, but doable.
Mark
That's what you'll have to do. Just build a stand or pick up something from the furniture section of a thrift shop and cut a rectangular hole in it.
Sounds kinda like the old days of dot matrix printers and tractor feed paper fed through the table. ; )
The printer must stand in the proper position. This has to do with the paper feed, and also with the toner cartridge.
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Mark
You need to keep it sitting the way it was designed. The toner cartridge needs to feed to the bottom and will not do so when the printer is on it's side or front. What will happen is that your printer will fill with spilled toner.
If you want to feed heavier paper through a laser printer then use the single sheet feeder. Most printers are dsighne to take up to 25lb paper and some will even take 28lb.
On May 11, 10:00=A0pm, Luc wrote: > If you want to feed heavier paper through a laser printer then use the > single sheet feeder. Most printers are dsighne to take up to 25lb > paper and some will even take 28lb. >
The 60 lb paper I ran through an HP 4MV came out just fine.
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