On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:15:35 -0000, "N_Cook"
wrote:

Not been used for more than 10, years and been stored in a UK garage.
Although SMPS , powered up slowly via variac and the printer works fine. But
damp must have got to the toner. It clings to the opc giving a dusty
background rather than white. Removable opc and toner cartridge. Other than
removing the bung from the toner hopper area and placing in a sealed bag
with activated silica gel for a few weeks which I've done, then clean opc
and adjascent roller , any other tips?


Replacing the toner cartridge is probably the only reliable solution.
Toner cartridges don't last forever, even if they've never been
opened. The thing that seems to fail first is the rubber blade that
is supposed to clean the excess toner off the drum.
Andy Cuffe