Hp 5p Laser with no power

[Greg Donovan]

I have a Hp 5p laser printer . I have had it for 4 plus years and the power went out on it today. I was running a print job of of an excel sheet that was shooting out blanks so I paused the printing. I first tried to pause on my computer a Dell 4400 p4 over 2+ mhz with Windows 2000. The blank pages continued out of the printer so I turned the power off on the printer-button on the left side. I then managed to purge the print jobs but have not been able to get the power on the printer no lights no fan no nothin. I tried the ac cord coming out of the back-it's hard wired but I could move in in and out about a inch. I moved the power plug in end to several new spots on my power strip and then plugged into the wall socket. I can't find a manual on HP's site so I'm coming here for help Thanks

[nodnerb2]

Hi,

Do you have other things plugged into the Power Strip you mention that are working ok?

Cheers

Nodnerb2

Probably a bad fuser. You can probably find a local shop that services laser printers and get one for ~$100.

EDIT - Here's a site with one for ~$150.

Again, I'd look locally first.

[Greg Donovan]

I checked the strip and moved one of the plugs that was a clock and plugged the printer into that and moved the clock to where the printer was plugged in-The clock works and still no lights on the printer-Thanks

[Greg Donovan]

Evil Rick-is a fuser like a fuse?

[nodnerb2]

Hi,

A Fuser is not the same asa fuse.

A Laser Printer has several steps as it takes the image from the screen of your PC to paper.

Fusion is the last of these.

If you have no function (ie) lights etc I would be more inclined to thnk it's your Power Supply thats goosed. This of course won't explain why it was spitting out plain sheets prior to the present symptoms.

Do you have any sort of test meter where you can test the Power Supply? There may well be a fuse inside the Printer itself.

Cheers

Nodnerb2