You could try to restore it.  First thing - replace all of the caps on the board and the power supply.  Then go from there.  Maybe the laser isn't working at full power because of bad caps?  That might explain the light printing.  It also might explain dark toner on the paper.  toner goes onto the drum to rub off on the paper and the fuser then melts it.  The laser makes the drum more magnetized - so that's where it picks up the toner.  If the laser wasn't working, you might see uniform black on the page.  If the fuser wasn't working,, you would see "loose" toner on the paper.

So replace caps first, then see if the fuser is working.  If you get solid print on the paper, but it's nor printing what you say then you've got a laser problem.  Good luck.

3583Bytes said:

So my question is what can I do with this printer, is there any hope to get good toner for this thing or should I just abandon it.   I would really like a printer for my vintage Macs but maybe there is a better printer to get (one I can still get toner for) or is there a way to get the toner going for it.  What are you guys doing with your old LaserWriters?

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