On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:12:37 -0800, "Michael Koblic"
wrote:

Smoke coming out of the top of the HP1012 while printing is a bad thing,
right?

I suspect the only solution is buying a new one but if anyone knows the
likely and remediable causes of this phenomenon please share them.

What is in a laser printer that is worth saving and re-using apart from the
cartridge? The motor?

Thanks,

Nah,mine does it all the time, I just open the windows while
printing.

db