Path: utzoo!utgpu!utstat!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!bloom-beacon!apple!oliveb!intelca!mipos3!omepd!radix!mikez From: mikez@radix (Mike Zuhl) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Epson printer head replacement/refurbishment Keywords: Health Hazard Message-ID: <80@radix> Date: 9 Mar 89 01:53:38 GMT References: <7981@xanth.cs.odu.edu> Reply-To: mikez@radix.UUCP (Mike Zuhl) Organization: Radix MicroSystems, Beaverton Lines: 16 Some (many? all?) print heads use beryllium in the tubes holding the hammer wires. In solid metalic form, beryllium is safe [sic], but the dust is poisonous when ingested (breathing, licking you fingers, etc.) With wear, some of the beryllium grinds off and collects as dust around the print head. I suggest that at the very least you clean off the print head carefully and wash your hands before working on it. Alternately, let your kid brother fix it. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Zuhl | tektronix!ogcvax!verdix\ Radix MicroSystems, Inc.| !radix!mikez Beaverton, OR 97006 | decvax!decwrl!mipos3!omepd/ Phone: (503) 690-1229 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------