That is unbelievable - after trying almost anything to get this printer back to life our despair had reached the point where we just didn't care anymore and I followed you steps and bridged the fuse - after putting everything back together the printer actually and unbelievably came back to life and works. You are a genius!
Thanks for putting this out here, just to check: 1. How can I be sure that the the fuse has blown? 2. Do I remove the fuse first or do I just solder the wire to the fuse? Thanks again for the help!
Thanks for posting this! I was able to fix my parent's M283! I removed the fuse and put down some solder in it's place. Your video saved my parents printer. Thanks again!
I'd like to join the club here and thank you for posting this, I bought a M283CDW from a local government auction for $14... sadly it powered up but the screen remained blank. I stumbled across this video and (after a fight with the side panel) pulled the circuit board out and dropped a bit of solder over F18. I put it (partially) back together and powered it up... voilia! The screen works! I was able to connect it to my home WiFi and then print a test page... not bad for $14! For anybody stumbling across this now, the side panel IS a pain to get off, I started from the front/top corner and started prying it off with two large flat-head screwdrivers, sort of "walking" them towards the top/rear. Once the top of the panel was loose it was easy to work it the rest of the way off the bottom. Don't be dumb like me though, I only put one screw in the circuit board for testing, then I got excited when it worked and put the side panel back on before putting the other three screws on first 😞
I started repairing the printer for a friend and he told me that there wasn’t much info on the net so i decided to film this after the repair 😢 but wanted to share this with everyone to help i should have started filming from the beginning with more details maybe next video if i come across a new project thanks for the feedback glad you fixed your printer
Thanks! Absolutely worked. For the person that asked below, using a volt-ohm meter you can check the continuity across the fuse to verify its blown. Also, to improve this video, some more detail on removing the side panel, it takes a bit of effort and you I was concerned I was going to break the panel. Finally, the fuse is a very small SMD part. Soldering a jumper takes a bit of skill due to the small size however, the entire effort is worth it. Thanks for doing this video post.!!!!!😀
*MUST WATCH * I watched this video 8-9 months ago and it got my printer working with no problems . At time of viewing it was the only video available and is working flawless since. I should have commented then making it easier for others to find this video when I first did the fix I don’t believe there was any comments . Looking now I see this video also helped others. Thank you so much for taking time to post this and being detailed where one is also able to follow along.
Hi thank you for the lovely comment and i didn’t do anything, so happy that i helped you and anyone who has benefited from this video hopefully one day ill add more videos. God bless you
Adding my vote too, fix worked. Just add the slightest bit of solder across J18. Don’t apply your soldering iron to the chip itself, just add a bit of solder to the top . Thank you for this excellent video.
Absolutely brilliant - printer man couldn't fix it, HP didn't want to know and this guy has the answer. Didn't fancy messing with solder so bought a new formatter board 7KW75-60001 off SWZN on Ali Express £65 inc PP and it worked perfect! Worth it because printer was 14 months only - will buy Brother next time.
Worked for me! Nice. Undoing the plastik cover was a bit tricky, use a flat head screwdriver to help and it will come off. There was only one screw holding it in place as shown in the video. Unsoldered the F18 resistor and bridged the gab with solder. esessentially just shorted the spot.
GENIOUS! Fixed mine as well! Thank you for sharing the video. I am sure it took you quite sometime to figure out what the cause was. Thank you Sir once again! 🤝
Hi, I`ve done this fix on three 283s now, all working, thanks I tried to find your video again but it`s difficult without putting "formatter board repair" in the title, as this is the thing people should be searching for if they know the part they need Also I`m wondering how you found this issue and if anyone knows the fuse`s function and the ongoing issues wich may result in it not being able to blow again The last board I fixed my clumsy soldering skills pulled the fuse off the board, underneath was to two solder ring holes which were easier to bridge than the fuse itself Once again thanks
You are so awesome bro, thank you for simplifying my repair, I just bridged the fuse with solder and it's back to life, thank you once again for your video, you have a sub from me to support your channel and efforts.
Thanks! Worked for me. My printer is our of warranty and until I came across your video I was sure I was going to have to buy a new one. I bypassed with a wire, but any idea the reference of the fuse or where I could buy it online?
Ps: IT worked, I had to make the iron more rounded and now it's perfect, thank you so much. I was scared because I need the printer but I could not afford another 500€ printer 😊🫂
I have this exact problem. I would like to get the correct fuse or one that resets properly. Can you point me in the direction where I can find something like that? I don't know how to identify the fuse itself. Thanks!
Because the one i had was blown i didn’t know what value it was, i did search online not much out there but a 1.25A SMD Fuse should be fine I don’t think on that board they would use a higher one if you do find the correct value please share with us. Thank you again
Btw, this worked for me - I've managed to fix the blank screen following your advice. However, I just covered the top of the fuse with solder and didn't fix additional wire. Thank you for putting this online!
If you can get a fuse with correct value its the right way but this was my personal printer so i just used a thin wire because I didn’t have similar size smd fuse.
Adding my vote too, fix worked. Just add the slightest bit of solder across J18. Don’t apply your soldering iron to the chip itself, just add a bit of solder to the top . Thank you for this excellent video.
That is unbelievable - after trying almost anything to get this printer back to life our despair had reached the point where we just didn't care anymore and I followed you steps and bridged the fuse - after putting everything back together the printer actually and unbelievably came back to life and works. You are a genius!
Thank you 🌹
Thanks for putting this out here, just to check:
1. How can I be sure that the the fuse has blown?
2. Do I remove the fuse first or do I just solder the wire to the fuse?
Thanks again for the help!
Such a simple fix, it only took me 10 minutes to save a $400 printer! THANK YOU.
Just brought a printer back from the dead in less than 15 minutes with the help from this video, thank you!
Thanks for posting this! I was able to fix my parent's M283! I removed the fuse and put down some solder in it's place.
Your video saved my parents printer. Thanks again!
I'd like to join the club here and thank you for posting this, I bought a M283CDW from a local government auction for $14... sadly it powered up but the screen remained blank. I stumbled across this video and (after a fight with the side panel) pulled the circuit board out and dropped a bit of solder over F18. I put it (partially) back together and powered it up... voilia! The screen works! I was able to connect it to my home WiFi and then print a test page... not bad for $14! For anybody stumbling across this now, the side panel IS a pain to get off, I started from the front/top corner and started prying it off with two large flat-head screwdrivers, sort of "walking" them towards the top/rear. Once the top of the panel was loose it was easy to work it the rest of the way off the bottom.
Don't be dumb like me though, I only put one screw in the circuit board for testing, then I got excited when it worked and put the side panel back on before putting the other three screws on first 😞
I started repairing the printer for a friend and he told me that there wasn’t much info on the net so i decided to film this after the repair 😢 but wanted to share this with everyone to help i should have started filming from the beginning with more details maybe next video if i come across a new project thanks for the feedback glad you fixed your printer
Thanks! Absolutely worked. For the person that asked below, using a volt-ohm meter you can check the continuity across the fuse to verify its blown. Also, to improve this video, some more detail on removing the side panel, it takes a bit of effort and you I was concerned I was going to break the panel. Finally, the fuse is a very small SMD part. Soldering a jumper takes a bit of skill due to the small size however, the entire effort is worth it. Thanks for doing this video post.!!!!!😀
*MUST WATCH *
I watched this video 8-9 months ago and it got my printer working with no problems . At time of viewing it was the only video available and is working flawless since.
I should have commented then making it easier for others to find this video when I first did the fix I don’t believe there was any comments . Looking now I see this video also helped others.
Thank you so much for taking time to post this and being detailed where one is also able to follow along.
Hi thank you for the lovely comment and i didn’t do anything, so happy that i helped you and anyone who has benefited from this video hopefully one day ill add more videos. God bless you
Adding my vote too, fix worked. Just add the slightest bit of solder across J18. Don’t apply your soldering iron to the chip itself, just add a bit of solder to the top . Thank you for this excellent video.
I'd like to give you a big KISS,big thumb up,this works for me,but very difficult to soldering the wire on,thank you.
Absolutely brilliant - printer man couldn't fix it, HP didn't want to know and this guy has the answer. Didn't fancy messing with solder so bought a new formatter board 7KW75-60001 off SWZN on Ali Express £65 inc PP and it worked perfect! Worth it because printer was 14 months only - will buy Brother next time.
Thank you so much for posting this video. It's not so easy to solder but finally the printer works again!!
Thank you so much, my dad and I bought a cheap 12$ soldering iron if Amazon and it worked instantly! Saved us 400$! Thank you so much!
Your welcome and so glad it helped you 🌹
Worked for me! Nice.
Undoing the plastik cover was a bit tricky, use a flat head screwdriver to help and it will come off. There was only one screw holding it in place as shown in the video.
Unsoldered the F18 resistor and bridged the gab with solder. esessentially just shorted the spot.
Hi ,thanks for the video. I just repaired my printer and its displaying now
no words to say for your kind help. thank you so much,
You rock and save a printer!
Brilliant - fix worked for me too. Thank you
👍🏽👍🏽 thank you brother
Helped me out Big time!
GENIOUS! Fixed mine as well! Thank you for sharing the video. I am sure it took you quite sometime to figure out what the cause was. Thank you Sir once again! 🤝
Wow, that actually solved the problem! Thank you so much for posting this video.
It worked like a charm. HP made that fuse F18 to trash your printer after 2 years of use and buy a new one, they are Evil and they will rot in Hell
Worked great put a multimeter over that fuse and it was indeed blown, tossed it and bodged in a wire; all better.
Years ago I came to the conclusion that the real benefit of religion/ prayer was that it could help people deal with life.
where can I get the f18 fuse?
very helpful, going to try the warranty first.
The warranty work???
Glad it helped
Hi, I`ve done this fix on three 283s now, all working, thanks
I tried to find your video again but it`s difficult without putting "formatter board repair" in the title, as this is the thing people should be searching for if they know the part they need
Also I`m wondering how you found this issue and if anyone knows the fuse`s function and the ongoing issues wich may result in it not being able to blow again
The last board I fixed my clumsy soldering skills pulled the fuse off the board, underneath was to two solder ring holes which were easier to bridge than the fuse itself
Once again thanks
Thank you, it worked for me.
You are so awesome bro, thank you for simplifying my repair, I just bridged the fuse with solder and it's back to life, thank you once again for your video, you have a sub from me to support your channel and efforts.
Thank you so much! This worked!
Thanks! It's worked for me to. Do you think it won’t work for a long time if you just solder and don’t change it?
You are a good person, HP is very bad, I hope they bankrupt like they did with PCs
Model MFP M282nw the same issue - fuse F18, Thank You!
I think this should work for me, but what kind of wire, and how do you solder to board? Lay alongside fuse or remove fuse?
sorry for the late reply 0.1mm should do the job a speaker wire is nice :)
Its best to replace the fuse like for like but I didn’t have it at the time and needed to print so i used a wire but so far its working well no issues
Worked for me!!!
Thanks! Worked for me. My printer is our of warranty and until I came across your video I was sure I was going to have to buy a new one. I bypassed with a wire, but any idea the reference of the fuse or where I could buy it online?
Hi Jeff I didn’t find any schematics for this model so far i had no issues but i think its a 1.25 amp fuse.
thanks, worked for me.
You're welcome!
In my case it worked but my screen is now only white, I can here the sound when I touch the screen but it's all white. Can someone help
Ps: IT worked, I had to make the iron more rounded and now it's perfect, thank you so much. I was scared because I need the printer but I could not afford another 500€ printer 😊🫂
I have this exact problem. I would like to get the correct fuse or one that resets properly. Can you point me in the direction where I can find something like that? I don't know how to identify the fuse itself. Thanks!
Because the one i had was blown i didn’t know what value it was, i did search online not much out there but a 1.25A SMD Fuse should be fine I don’t think on that board they would use a higher one if you do find the correct value please share with us. Thank you again
Thanks it worked for me! But will there be any problems with bypassing the fuse?
Its best if you order the fuse you can buy it inline but a thin wire should be ok 0.2
How did you know the fuse was blown?
Btw, this worked for me - I've managed to fix the blank screen following your advice. However, I just covered the top of the fuse with solder and didn't fix additional wire.
Thank you for putting this online!
So did it work 😊 sorry a bit confused do you mean it worked at first than stopped working??
Спасибо большое!
So do you just solder the wire to the fuse and it's fixed?
Test your fuse first if its blown then yes just solder a wire connecting both ends of the fuse.
So just solder new wire there or replace the fuse?
If you can get a fuse with correct value its the right way but this was my personal printer so i just used a thin wire because I didn’t have similar size smd fuse.
Thank You
You're welcome
👍
Mine is pure white screen
throwing mine in the garbage -.... nobody got time for that.
Adding my vote too, fix worked. Just add the slightest bit of solder across J18. Don’t apply your soldering iron to the chip itself, just add a bit of solder to the top . Thank you for this excellent video.