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From: mquigley@kean.ucs.mun.ca (Martyn Quigley, Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Switch boxes on HP laser printers?
Message-ID: <78050@kean.ucs.mun.ca>
Date: 13 Apr 90 09:40:11 GMT
References: <1528@nems.dt.navy.mil>
Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
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In article <1528@nems.dt.navy.mil>, scherer@dtrc.dt.navy.mil (Scherer) writes:
>     I recently hooked up a HP IIP Laser printer to a mechanical switch
> box.  Everything seems to work fine but I had someone tell me that HP
> voids the warranty since it is connected to a mechanical switchbox if
>  the printer breaks?

I've done this too, and yes HP specifically excludes "Operating the 
printer from a mechanical switchbox that does not include a surge 
protector." from its warranty (page F-4).  However, on the grounds 
that you can remove a font cartridge by taking the thing off-line, I 
reasoned it was OK to use a mechanical switch when the printer was 
off-line.  I've had no problems - so far.

Martyn