Re: OT: Now I'm pissed off!
From: Ecke PDML man that sucks...I'd offer you a spare for postage but you could probably buy a new one for that... sorry to hear... 2011/6/13 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Lightning strike nearby just fried my laser printer (utility document printer). It was plugged in through my surge protector. Nothing else appears to have been affected, including some stuff that was not on the surge protector. Damnit! I can't afford not to have a document printer. The printer was six years old. Nothing special, just plain vanilla BW laser for general printing, but it was reliable. Not a catastrophe, just an irritant. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3704 - Release Date: 06/14/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Now I'm pissed off!
It's an OLD Northern Telecom surge protector. Heavy duty stuff, industrial grade originally intended for internal use. This ain't one of those under $20 pieces of crap you get at Best Buy. Nortel sold a whole lot of stuff as surplus when they downsized their operations in NC's Research Triangle Park. New in the box when I got it, but no insurance other than the warranty for the surge protector itself ... which has probably run out. I'm not sure whether the surge came through the power lines or through the cable. What I think might have happened is the lightning strike sent a surge through the cable and it jumped through the air from where the cable connector is mounted on the wall. The cable between the wall connector and the modem is kind of long and most of it is coiled up on the floor behind table the printer, modem router sit on. The printer was physically the closest device to the cable outlet. I heard a loud snap saw a bright light out of the corner of my eye. I checked all the equipment on the table the printer was dead. My setup has a UPS and the printer plugged into the surge protector. The computer, monitor, router and NAS all plug into the UPS. The only device that didn't draw power through the surge protector is the cable modem, which appears to be unaffected. How would you test a surge protector to see if it's still good? There's a System Alert indicator on the top of the surge protector and it's not lit up. From: John Mullan Surge protector manufacturers often have an insurance policy on devices connected to their product that get fried. Contact the manufacturer. The surge protector is probably fried too. jm -Original Message- From: John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 6:50 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT: Now I'm pissed off! Lightning strike nearby just fried my laser printer (utility document printer). It was plugged in through my surge protector. Nothing else appears to have been affected, including some stuff that was not on the surge protector. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3704 - Release Date: 06/14/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Now I'm pissed off!
On 2011-06-15 09:40 , John Sessoms wrote: The printer was six years old. Nothing special, just plain vanilla BW laser for general printing, but it was reliable. i'm a fan of the 1990s HP LaserJets; i'm currently using a LaserJet 4000 TN i got at a yard sale for $30 (with four toner cartidges), but the LaserJet 4 family is the most common, and the 4mv (tabloid size) is one of my faves; they are quite reliable, a little slow perhaps, and easy to maintain with the resources at fixyourownprinter.com; the trick is recognizing a good one -- look for low page count, clean in and out, and versions with an ethernet port (or with a separate JetDirect dongle); Adobe PostScript level 2 or above can be desirable, but not essential; be sure to print a few test pages from each tray and from the manual feed; look inside again after the test prints to be sure it's not dumping toner; it is easier to find one when you aren't in a rush i have a long-idle LJ 4+ with an untested JetDirect in my garage, but i doubt it's worth the postage -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Now I'm pissed off!
Yeah. I know APC and Belkin do. Good advice. Good luck Ecke 2011/6/13 John Mullan k...@hotmail.com: Surge protector manufacturers often have an insurance policy on devices connected to their product that get fried. Contact the manufacturer. The surge protector is probably fried too. jm -Original Message- From: John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 6:50 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT: Now I'm pissed off! Lightning strike nearby just fried my laser printer (utility document printer). It was plugged in through my surge protector. Nothing else appears to have been affected, including some stuff that was not on the surge protector. Damnit! I can't afford not to have a document printer. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3698 - Release Date: 06/12/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Now I'm pissed off!
Lightning strike nearby just fried my laser printer (utility document printer). It was plugged in through my surge protector. Nothing else appears to have been affected, including some stuff that was not on the surge protector. Damnit! I can't afford not to have a document printer. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3698 - Release Date: 06/12/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Now I'm pissed off!
man that sucks...I'd offer you a spare for postage but you could probably buy a new one for that... sorry to hear... 2011/6/13 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Lightning strike nearby just fried my laser printer (utility document printer). It was plugged in through my surge protector. Nothing else appears to have been affected, including some stuff that was not on the surge protector. Damnit! I can't afford not to have a document printer. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3698 - Release Date: 06/12/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Now I'm pissed off!
Surge protector manufacturers often have an insurance policy on devices connected to their product that get fried. Contact the manufacturer. The surge protector is probably fried too. jm -Original Message- From: John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 6:50 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT: Now I'm pissed off! Lightning strike nearby just fried my laser printer (utility document printer). It was plugged in through my surge protector. Nothing else appears to have been affected, including some stuff that was not on the surge protector. Damnit! I can't afford not to have a document printer. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3698 - Release Date: 06/12/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
