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Re: HP Office Jet 520 and HP 722C
From:
Bill Cohane <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 05:07:02 -0500
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At 08:55 1/27/99 +0200, David Grossman wrote:
>I'd like to hear more comments about HP's argument that an A/B switch box
>will damage a computer. I have not found that to be the case with many
>printers that I have set up. What is their reasoning?

The reasoning is that you might get a voltage spike or momentary
short at the moment that a mechanical switch is changed and that
could damage a laser printer. It's not a driver problem but a
mechanical and electrical problem.

Regards,
Bill

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