Parts for Laser jet 5L

[johnm7]

Hi , Can I ask or beg any of you guys if you can let me know  where I can obtain the following two parts for my trusty old 5L printer.I thought that somebody night have an old printer printer lying around with these bits on.I`ve tried on line and a number of American sellers have them but with postage the cost is prohibitive

I understand that they were used on a number of different models of HP printers and also on some Canon models.So there may be just a chance that someone has them.

The parts in question are : PAPER EXIT FLAG  Part no. RB1-7293-000CN

                                                  FLAG TENSION SPRING  Part no.RB1-7294-000CN

I`d love to keep this great machine running!

Regards Johnm

[east2100]

I've answered your question on your another post.

The exit sensor is a small thing to be sent to you.

You can try to modify it by yourself by gluing something onto it.

As to the tension you may try to find it from some cartridge's they may look alike but you might have to modify it a bit but i think it'll work.

I hope you can find a way to solve it.

I'm using HP 5L myself without the cases means that the 5L is naked.

I'm using it in this way for years without any problem.

[east2100 · Accepted solution]

You can make the broken sensor back alive by using a thin pin which looks like the picture i post.

I've done this before for many times and it always works.

You need to fire it and pierce it into the broken sensor then modify to its length needed and bend it a little.

But if you let the pin left too long or too short it'll make problem it needs just to be needed enough.

[johnm7]

Hi ,Many thanks for you suggestions, you pics have been a great help. I`ve managed to glue,splint and epoxy the flag and using your pics I`ve made a spring from tinned fuse wire,( I know it`s not the right metal and so on) but it`s working ok.The printer now prints a test page ok,but its` got the dreaded pick up paper problem whereby its picking up about 4 sheets at a time.I think this was the cause of the paper jam which broke the flag on S201!

I see from previous posts that there was a big problem with this machine picking up several sheets of paper at once and it was put down to the "seperation pad".Do you know what the problem was ?,was it that the original pad was too thin?

I ask this because the supply of these pads seems to be exhausted and I was going to have a go at gluing a peice of cork abot 2 mm thick to the old pad as I`ve seen suggested.

Regards Jonm

[east2100]

Let me see what I can help.

Here're my modified separation pads

Use a thin flat core cut as the same size of separation pad and tape it onto top side of separation pad with double-sided tape or glue it steady.  (The core which is for the use of keeping the bottle of wine/liquid with no air goes in.)

The thickness of the core is about 1.5-2 mm which will be fine and it'll last for a long long time  I've done this for years by now to solve the multiple pages input problem.

You'll need service manual to work out how to take out the pick-up roller then you can get to the separation pad.

After your doing that you may want to do the next which is to prevent from grabbing paper one after another when you just want one page a time which will get paper jammed all the time - the sticky solenoid problem.

Left side of the printer with all covers off where you can see the solenoid seats.

Use a piece of paper with two paper's thick folded in V-shape and put it into the gap of two metals then it will keep it from sticky again. From now on you can use HP 5L happily.

Of course there're another problems such as the pick-up roller needed to be replaced when it is worn out and replace the feed-roller when paper just grabbed into machine but stop before it touch the cartridge drum and ........ many works needed to be done to keep 5L worked smoothly.

Hope it'll help.

The community does not let me post the address of Sticky Solenoid blog.

So I cut it into many pictures...... but you can still google Sticky Solenoids to find it out.

[east2100]

I didn't see what i posted just now so i post it again.

If it's double posted please forgive me. I really don't mean to it.

Let me see what I can help.

Here're my modified separation pads

Use a thin flat core cut as the same size of separation pad and tape it onto top side of separation pad with double-sided tape or glue it steady.  (The core which is for the use of keeping the bottle of wine/liquid with no air goes in.)

The thickness of the core is about 1.5-2 mm which will be fine and it'll last for a long long time  I've done this for years by now to solve the multiple pages input problem.

You'll need service manual to work out how to take out the pick-up roller then you can get to the separation pad.

After your doing that you may want to do the next which is to prevent from grabbing paper one after another when you just want one page a time which will get paper jammed all the time - the sticky solenoid problem.

Left side of the printer with all covers off where you can see the solenoid seats.

Use a piece of paper with two paper's thick folded in V-shape and put it into the gap of two metals then it will keep it from sticky again. From now on you can use HP 5L happily.

Of course there're another problems such as the pick-up roller needed to be replaced when it is worn out and replace the feed-roller when paper just grabbed into machine but stop before it touch the cartridge drum and ........ many works needed to be done to keep 5L worked smoothly.

Hope it'll help.

The community does not let me post the address of Sticky Solenoid blog.

So I cut it into many pictures...... but you can still google Sticky Solenoids to find it out.

[Repairatrooper]

Just a caution on the idea of not using any sort of bumper the solenoid.  I have see cases where the arm becomes magnetized and sticks. Even a momentary stick can result in a double feed. Better off with something there to avoid direct metal to metal contact.

[johnm7]

Hi , Thank you for detailed reply,the information will prove invaluable.

Please can you trell me how you managed to cut the piece of cork so accurately,what tool did you use? It looks as if it`s a perfect 2mm  thick across the whole length.

Have you stuck this to the old existing rubber pad or did you remove the old pad first?

Regards Johnm

[east2100]

I bought it from Stationery shop where they sell a piece with 40 x 60 cm square with 1.5 or 2 mm or 3 mm thickness.

Buy one piece which can be used on many many times.

1.5 or 2 mm will be fine and 3 mm looks like a little bit too thick but it'll work too.

You just stick it onto the old existing rubber pad without  removing the old one.

It'll be fine.

[johnm7]

Hi , I`ve managed to repair the seperator unit as you suggested and it now only picks up 1 sheet of paper, which is great.

However, about 2/3rds way through the cycle the motor stops and the error light appears ?It seems to be where the paper sheet leaves the transfer block and is just about to enter the fusing block pressure roller.

The paper is not jammed as it pulls out smoothly once I`ve removed the toner cartridge.

As the printer was completing the full cycle, although picking up several sheets, before I repaired the seperator unit I fear I might have messed up something in the feed in system?

Could it be that the paper is too tight with the repaired seperator and causing some kind of overload?

If anybody has any thoughts on the problem I`d be greatful to hear them

Regards Johnm