Fax machine prints only on left side of page

Brother 1850 MC fax machine starting printing on only the left side of the page. It is the second such machine to have this problem in the past two years. A local business machine company could not fix the last one so I tossed the fax machine. Is there anyway to reasonably fix this one? Thanks .. Bill

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One of the blue levers that hold the the top of the imaging unit to the printer has cracked. If you look carefully on the side that is not printing and flex the lever you will see a hairline crack. You can buy the levers at an office equipment repair store. You can also try gluing or taping a screw to hold the unit to the frame. What is happening is that the imaging unit is not close enough to the film to transfer the image onto the page. Happens all the time on these units.
Originally solved by Sue O: www.fixyourownprinter.com

Posted on May 30, 2008

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