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From: rrd@hpfcso.HP.COM (Ray Depew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Burned-out infrared printer
Message-ID: <7360031@hpfcso.HP.COM>
Date: 17 Dec 90 20:20:41 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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What I MEANT to say:

> rare event.  Thermal printheads themselves are pretty sturdy, and something
> like this would only happen ...

" ... if the control electronics inside got zapped ALSO."  A dead short on
                                                   ^^^^
the right control ckt. would send enough voltage to the printhead to fry the
paper and the platen.  And the printhead.  But I think you're pretty safe
now.  People don't usually get struck by lightning twice.

Regards
Ray Depew
IC's by Bill and Dave   
rrd@hpfitst1.hp.com
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