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inkjet repairIs it worth the money to repair an inkjet printer?  Can they even be fixed?

HP Laserjet printers are widely distributed. Almost every model of HP laser printer was made with the mindset of providing a printer that would last a long time and be easily repaired. Not only did HP provide parts for their laser printers, but hundreds of aftermarket part providers make HP repairs cheaper by selling less expensive parts. Someone in need of an HP Laserjet printer repair literally has hundreds of choices, as far as whether or not they want to fix it themselves, where they'll buy parts, if they'll hire someone else for the job, and how much they'll pay.

But what about the inkjet printers?

misalignedHP Laserjet Color Alignment

Some of the newer Color Laserjets from HP are having problems with color alignment... especially the smaller machines with the drawer containing a vertical set of toner cartridges.  This particular example is from a HP CM1415.  In the picture, I've printed out a diagnostics page.  You can see from the blown up area, that the colors are not printing in alignment with each other.

diverter valves90:03 or 89:03 Error on Designjet T920/930/1500/2500

"This is one of the ramps (diverter valves) as seen from behind the machine when the stacker is attached. You must remove the stacker in order to lower the ramps."

If you're getting this error, you more than likely had the stacker off your HP Designjet T920, T930, T1500, or T2500.

m477 errorMachines Affected: M477 - M377 - M452 with 59:F0 Error Code

I've written extensively on the 59.F0 error that comes up with some of the mid volume Color Laserjets.  Generally, you're looking at a big job--replacing or repairing the fuser drive assembly.  You can see what's been said HERE.

stuck solenoidSticky Solenoids and Possible Solutions

HP, Canon, Brother, Dell, and many others... they all have a problem with sticking solenoids.  When they put the machines together, they put little pads on the solenoids to keep them quiet.  Those pads disintegrates over time, and then instead of a pad, it becomes a sticker--and it makes the plates on the solenoid stick, instead acting as a cushion.  

Technicians have different ways of dealing with this.  Some of them just replace the solenoids.  The problem with that is there are so many different kinds, and you'd have to keep a wide variety of them for a lot of different machines... or leave the customer down while you order one.