In article , The Natural Philosopher
scribeth thus
On 15/07/14 09:29, tim..... wrote:
I've had 2 printers in my lifetime

what do you guys do to get through so many?

Printer 1. Struck by lightning* and repaired under 'warranty' since
repairing it cost more than a new printer.

Printer 1a; died when cat urinated into it.

Printer 2 bought off ebay to directly replace it. Now retired..

Printer 3 bought to draw house plans on - A1 inkjet. Now on permanent
loan to someone who needs it.

Printer 4 Color laserjet bought to do A4 colour proofing. Replaced
Printer 2.

*overhead phone line: direct strike. Phone connected to modem connected
to serial parallel card connected to printer.

Computer survived, card, modem and printer did not. Ancient Ex rental TV
BER as well but managed to get v expensive parallel tracking record deck
repaired. Everything else survived apart from sockets blown out of walls
and some mains wire arcing to ground.


House rewired at insistence of insurance company.



Did they fork out for a lightning conductor system as well;?....

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Tony Sayer