HP LJ3 50 Service Error - Testing the fuser

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fuser lamp or thermal fuse on fuser assembly. Fuser lamps tend to be
short-lived. I cannot recall where the thermal-limiter fuse is on a LJ3
fuser.


"H. E. Taylor" <het@despam.autobahn.mb.ca> wrote in message
news:40E9C3D6.25F4@despam.autobahn.mb.ca...
> Greetings,
> If I power up the printer with the top open while holding
> the 2 silver cartridge present switches and the cover closed
> switch depressed, I should see some light (and then feel
> some heat), right?
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> If there is no light, it might be either the fuser lamp
> or the AC power supply, right?
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> If I take the fuser out and turn it over, there is a 2 lead
> power connector on the right and a 7 lead electronic
> connector on the left.
>
> What impedances should I see on these leads?
>
> <adthanksvance>
> -het
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