Re: [tlug] Paper Handling in Printers

["Micheal E Cooper" <network-admin@example.com>]

As a kind of newbie admin, there is little that I can usually contribute,
but when it comes to humidity, I have this -- labels.

Keep your label sheets in big zip-locks with those bucket-type dessicants.
One Japanese office worker told me he keeps them in the chiller. In the
heat and humidity of southern Kyushu, the adhesive goes bad before we get
a chance to use them, otherwise. Then when you try to print on them, the
labels come off inside the printer. Horrid.

>>>>>> "Jim" == Jim  <jep200404@example.com> writes:
>
>     Jim>    dirt/grime:
>
>     Jim>       clean the rubber parts (especially in smoggy cities)
>
>     Jim>    humidity:
>
>     Jim>       put the printer and paper in a low-humidity environment
>     Jim> Paper behaves considerably differently when humid.
>
> I gather you don't live in Japan.  ;-)
>
> Your advice is good, but one simply has to accept that (outside of the
> main offices of the really well-heeled corporations and under 1500m
> altitude) Japan (at least Kanto; my Kansai-born relatives complain a
> lot about Kanto) is dirty and humid.  My department spends a huge
> amount of money on maintenance; all the highspeed printers and copiers
> go down every other month for scheduled cleaning/maintenance, and
> often need extra maintenance or repairs.
>
> Once again, your advice is good---works for me, anyway.  I've gotten
> lazy, though.  I just use monitor glass wipes on everything.  So far
> it hasn't dissolved any of the rubber parts.  :-)
>
> I would add that Japan residents should watch the humidity index, and
> also that the high levels of dust and ash at this time of year seem to
> be contributory to bearing problems and even short-circuits.
>
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