Re: Turn off laser printer with power strip?

Gary -

I'm not familiar with your printer. I do own a color laser printer.
Some thoughts/comments ...

1) I'd recommend consulting the owner's manual or asking the printer
manufacturer about this. They know the printer, and they're the ones
you will be arguing with regarding the warranty if it breaks.

2) My printer's owner's manual says to not use a power strip.

3) There may be more than fans that need power after the printer is
turned off. For example, my printer has a "bias transfer roller" that
extends when the printer is ready. If I pull the power cord instead of
using the off switch, it may not be able to retract the roller, due to
losss of power to operate the motor that retracts the roller. The
manufacturer wants it retracted when the printer is not ready.

4) Printers may use quite a bit less power when "asleep". My printer
is rated at 45 watts in power saver mode and 220 watts when ready.

I don't know details about your printer. If it were like mine, I
wouldn't use a power strip to cycle the power.

Paul

Fred McKenzie wrote:
> In article <drl7gc$lam$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Gary Vocks"
> <gvocks@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I'm wondering if there are any negative effects on a color laser printer
> > from using a power strip to turn the printer on and off. I can't find
> > anything in the product documentation but I thought that people here might
> > know. I've been told that turning the power off to an inkjet without
> > turning the printer off via it's own switch is a no-no but I was wondering
> > if that holds true for a color laser. TIA
>
> Gary-
>
> I agree with Tony, at least for the printer's I'm familiar with.
>
> Suppose the printer were in the middle of some operation, whether printing
> or calibration. Killing it should be no different than opening the
> printer while power is off and changing some internal part.
>
> Some gears may be partially rotated as a result, but the power-up sequence
> should recalibrate everything back to a nominal configuration. There is
> always the possibility of a power failure, and the printer should be able
> to cope with that.
>
> If you're not convinced, at least be sure the printer is in a quiescent
> mode when you kill the power.
>
> Fred

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