Re: Turn off laser printer with power strip?
John Smith wrote:
> A surge protector also offers EMI/RFI filtering. Why purposely inject
> trouble directly into your safety device?
EMI/RFI filtering in power strip protectors is just another example
of junk science. Promoted without numbers in order to deceive. In
reality, a power strip protector does nothing useful for a consumer.
However, because it is so grossly overpriced, a power strip protector
vastly enriches its manufacturer. A manufacturer who conveniently
forgets to mention the most critical component for protection - earth
ground. Why mention missing earth ground when being honest will only
destroy those profits? Same with the EMI/RFI filter. Another myth
promoted by junk science reasoning - without numbers.
Meanwhile your logic is that if a fan in a printer or a car runs
after power off, then if fan does not run, damage will result.
Nonsense. Spin that only a politician could love. Does the laser
printer or car get hotter when powered off? Of course not. If a fan
does not spin, the laser printer and car still cool - just slower.
If removing power from a laser printer was so destructive, then the
laser printer would have warning IN BIG LETTERS in the owner's manual.
Makes no difference whether power is removed by printer switch, power
strip, or wall switch.
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