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Subject: [OM] Re: Minolta color lasers and fangs
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:20:51 -0400
Thanks, Tom and Ian.  I'll look more closely at a color laser.  Post 
cards and other marketing brochures is something I hadn't thought about.

Chuck Norcutt

Tom Scales wrote:
> The area where the Konica Minolta lasers shine is post cards.  If you're
> making them for profit, it is SO much more economical and the results are
> fantastic.
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Ian Manners
>> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 12:50 AM
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [OM] Minolta color lasers and fangs
>>
>>
>> I picked a Minolta QMS Magicolor 2300DL Color Laser Printer
>> off the street a few weeks ago, finished cleaning it lastnight,
>> all 4 toners are full, with a new drum kit fitted.
>>
>> Network port, USB, and parallel. Very nice unit, has a web
>> interface for servicing and setup.
>>
>> What was wrong with it ?
>>
>> Display said "Drum unit not in place" or something similar, on
>> a closer look I could see where the drum in place contacts (on
>> the printer) to the fuse link on the drum had been bent against
>> the chassi.
>>
>> Lucky it hadn't burnout the limiting resister on the control PCB.
>>
>> Bend them back with round nose pliers and it works 100%, will
>> do some test printing tonight to see what photos look like.
>>
>> The graphic test I did is superb but I tend to think that photo
>> printing wont be as good as a good inkjet due to only 3
>> cartridges, and also prior experience, like I said, will find
>> out tonight anyway.
>>
>> Hope the later models dont clean the drum and transport unit
>> after each job though, apart from that I'm impressed by the
>> Minolta build quality and design, as well as the interface.
>>
>> Least I can get some use out of it until the toners gone then pick
>> up a more recent model.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Ian Manners
>> http://www.comkal.net/
>>

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