Printer selector switches

Brett I. Holcomb bholcomb
Mon May 17 11:30:58 PDT 2004


Check out www.blackbox.com.  At one time they had switches and spoolers 
that could be controlled by keystrokes and were compliant.

Harry G wrote:

> 
>> It was at one time advised not to use electronic switches with laser
>> printers for risk of damaging them, but I don't know if this is still
>> valid or not.
> 
> I was on the Belkin site, and they still make mechanical switches, but
> they are not IEEE compliant, which, I understand, is needed.  They also
> state the don't work with HP printers for some reason.
> 
> Guess it is back to swapping cables.  Oh well, at least I know that
> works!
> 
> Thanks everyone!
> 
> 
> Harry G

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