I just repaired a Laserjet p2015 by using my kitchen oven

[Kaieye]

I just baked the formatter card removed from the LJ at 350F for about 8 minutes

Damm, it worked!

I understand that there are a lot of broken p2015 out there...

 

[onza]

I just baked the formatter card removed from the LJ at 350F for about 8 minutes

Damm, it worked!

I understand that there are a lot of broken p2015 out there...

whats the science behind this? lol

 

[imagoon]

The right level of heat can reflow solder joints. If the joint was bad, it would reconnect.

 

[ibex333]

Nice idea man. People do this with xboxes and PC video cards... Laptop mobos too! Why not do it with other circuit boards?

 

[gsaldivar]

Nice idea man. People do this with xboxes and PC video cards... Laptop mobos too! Why not do it with other circuit boards?

It probably wouldn't work as well with multilayered boards or high-precision joints. Presumably, the board in a LaserJet is rather simple or made to handle high-voltage - in both cases the solder joints would be larger and require less precision, which makes it a good candidate for this type of fix.

 

[imagoon]

You have to be really careful also. To warm and while the top is reflowing, the parts are falling off the back on to the bottom of your oven.

 

[Krazy4Real]

Could you bake a cake too at the same time and kill two birds with one stone?

 

[MedicBob]

Could you bake a cake too at the same time and kill two birds with one stone?

I wouldn't want componants in my cake.

Nice idea, I just got rid of a p2015. Should have tried this.