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- From: dholmes@netcom.com (Dennis Holmes)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Re: LaserWriter LS - Paper Curls
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.064006.28952@netcom.com>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 06:40:06 GMT
- References: <1993Jan21.171908.28821@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> <1993Jan22.005501.10629@blaze.cs.jhu.edu> <1jnhrcINNgsa@overload.lbl.gov>
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- palaio@ux1.lbl.gov (Nicholas P Palaio) writes:
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- >I have a rather mundane question about the LaserWriter LS. I just purchased
- >one and am very disappointed by the quality of the output. Although the
- >print is fine, the paper comes out with gentle (as opposed to sharp) folds
- >or waves across the page at regular intervals. The edges of the page also
- >curl badly. I've tried 20 lb. paper from several different sources and also
- >24 lb - same results. I also noticed my secretary had the same problem
- >(which she just puts up with). She claims the curl prevents the paper from
- >autofeeding into copy machines.
-
- >Has anyone had this problem? Does some page curling have to be tolerated?
- >Any satisfaction from Apple or a dealer in solving the problem? I feel like
- >I just flushed $800 down the drain.
-
- Yes, I have curly output also, though I have been able to feed it through
- the photocopier. I suppose it depends on the copier. I found that coated
- (slick) paper (sometimes sold as "laser printer paper") curls extremely
- badly. I just buy the cheapest stuff I can find now, and it's generally
- satisfactory for my purposes. Be sure to close the front exit tray. It is
- vital for envelopes, but makes paper curl more. My paper is 20 lb. Xerox
- copy paper.
-
- My biggest annoyance with the printer is the fact that the left side of the
- front exit tray does not have a latch and vibrates against the case when the
- motor revs up. My solution has been to wedge a folded piece of paper
- between the left edge of the tray and the case.
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