HP Photosmart c7280 paper feeder broken

[MikaelO]

My c7280 printer has stopped working - it's been happening for a long time - the paper feeder at the back of the tray has been doing a nasty cogwheels grinding noice for a long time, but if I pushed the papers a bit it would still get hold of them and feed for a few pages. But yesterday the workaround stopped working.

I'm wondering if there's a point to tying to repair it myself or if I just throw it out. I'm trying to take it apart, but I can't even seem to figure out how they have jammed it all together.

 

[Ubrales]

My solution to a similar problem on an old HP Laserjet was to single sheet feed the printer.

When the huge ink cartridge got empty, I recycled the printer.

 

[MikaelO]

Unfortunately there is no single feed option on this printer, so if repairing the feed is not feasible, I think it is heading for recycling.

 

[Ubrales]

Unfortunately there is no single feed option on this printer, so if repairing the feed is not feasible, I think it is heading for recycling.

Can you hand feed one sheet at a time? If not, recycle it.

 

[MikaelO]

No, there's no way to hand feed it, so I think it is recycling time.

 

[Ubrales]

No, there's no way to hand feed it, so I think it is recycling time.

In that case, yes!