Cold weather & printers

[Vu Pham]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org 
> [mailto:linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org] On Behalf Of Ken Leyba
> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 11:30 AM
> To: linux-users at linux-sxs.org
> Subject: Re: Cold weather & printers
> 
> Just for grins I looked up the operating evironment for a HP 
> Laserjet 4240 and the specs say:
> 
> Environmental condition Printing 10? to 32?C (50? to 90?F) 
> Storage/standby Temperature (printer and print cartridge) 0? 
> to 35?C (32? to 95?F)
> 
> I would look at the specs for your printer and it looks like 
> they are operating out of spec.  Plus if the temperature 
> varies drastically the expansion and contraction of 
> components are probably creating havoc. 
> I'd have them do something about the environment or tell them 
> that they cannot expect support for the printers.
> 

This morning they called and said the Zebra printer displays "Warning : Cold
Head".
The other one which pairs with this one is a cheap HP Laser printer. It
doesn't work either. I am sure their operating temperature would be
something 50 or so.

Vu