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- Troubleshooting and Repairing Computer Printers
- by STEPHEN J. BIGELOW
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- Covers all major printer technologies---impact, thermal, ink jet, and
- laser
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- BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA--The author of the bestselling user's manual,
- Maintain and Repair Your Computer Printer and Save a Bundle, Stephen J.
- Bigelow targets a different audience with this new guide experienced
- service technicians and technically inclined computer enthusiasts. Here,
- Bigelow provides advanced maintenance and repair information for all types
- of printers in use today.
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- With the help of many diagrams, photos and illustrations, Bigelow discusses
- each component in detail, describing how it works and how it interacts
- with the computer and other system components. He guides readers
- step-by-step, explaining how to use test equipment such as multimeters,
- logic probes, and oscilloscopes to identify and repair or replace faulty
- printer components, such as:
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- * Print heads
- * Parallel interfaces
- * The memory
- * Main logic
- * Paper transport systems
- * Ribbon transport systems
- * Linear and switching power supplies
- * Serial interfaces
- * Driver circuits
- * Resistive, mechanical, and optical sensors
- * Carriage transport systems
- ... and much more
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- Troubleshooting and Repairing Computer Printers also describes malfunctions
- that result from hardware and software incompatibility rather than
- mechanical or electrical failure and it includes a time- and money-saving
- focus on preventive maintenance. For anyone who wants to roll up their
- sleeves and tackle printer problems as quickly easily and inexpensively as
- possible, this is the ultimate hands-on guide.
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- About the Author:
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- Stephen J. Bigelow is an electrical engineer specializing in the repair of
- computer and telecommunications equipment. His articles frequently appear
- in Radio Electronics, Popular Electronics, and Modern Electronics.
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- Windcrest/McGraw-Hill - Troubleshooting and Repairing Computer Printers;
- Order No. 3923 - Available: May 1992, 320 pp., 241 illus., 7" x 10", w/Ota
- binding Paper $22.95 ISBN 0-8306-3934-9, Hard $32.45 ISBN 0-8306-3935-7
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- TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0850
- 1-800-233-1128 -- Fax 717-794-2103
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