Basic Question-Do I Turn Off My Printer?

Should I turn off my HP PSC1210 printer when I turn off my computer or leave
it on all the time?

John Hofmann <> wrote:

> Should I turn off my HP PSC1210 printer when I turn off my computer or leave
> it on all the time?

You turn your computer off?

cheers,

Henry

"John Hofmann" <> wrote in message
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> Should I turn off my HP PSC1210 printer when I turn off my computer or
leave
> it on all the time?
>
>

Power on/off cycles are very hard on electronic devices. The problem is the
heating/cooling causes stress on solder joints and components, sometimes
resulting in premature failure. I'm not familiar with this model but
assuming it has a switchmode power supply, the above is especially relevent.
Only you can weigh up the running costs of leaving it on 24/7 versus life
expectancy of the printer. A daily on/off power cycle is perfectly
acceptable if you wish to save money on your power bill, but I would
personally avoid switching on/off several times a day. (That also goes for
PCs!) If the owners manual gives a quiescent (idle) power rating for the
printer, you can make an educated estimation of 24/7 running costs, but
unfortunately the only power ratings usually given are during operation,
which don't really help at all.

HTH

Dave

"John Hofmann" <> wrote in message
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> Should I turn off my HP PSC1210 printer when I turn off my computer or
leave
> it on all the time?

I don't have a HP printer - but all I can say is that I used to leave my
Canon printer powered up all the time and only used it around 1 a month. The
ink dried on the print head - costing me nearly £40 for a new printhead. I
now only power my printer when I actually want to use it (still very
rarely).

Maybe HP printers are better designed, or you use your printer more often.
Just a thought.
**SS**

"SecretSquirrel" <> wrote in message
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> "John Hofmann" <> wrote in message
> news:9FSMa.9706$ ...
> > Should I turn off my HP PSC1210 printer when I turn off my computer or
> leave
> > it on all the time?
>
> I don't have a HP printer - but all I can say is that I used to leave my
> Canon printer powered up all the time and only used it around 1 a month.
The
> ink dried on the print head - costing me nearly £40 for a new printhead. I
> now only power my printer when I actually want to use it (still very
> rarely).
>
> Maybe HP printers are better designed, or you use your printer more often.
> Just a thought.
> **SS**
>
>

That is a good point. It's alway a good idea to run a 'test print' off once
every two weeks or so to prevent the print head clogging. The heat from
leaving the printer on may well have caused your problem sooner, but rarely
used printers often get clogged. My kids' Epson 500 is now kaput because it
never got used and the print heads gummed up. One reason I like HPs is the
integrated cartridge/head design, when you change the cartridge, the print
head gets changed as well. The big benefit is using cheap refill inks can't
damage the printer, just pop in a new cartridge when the head wears out.

Dave

In article <wo%Ma.2817$>, "SecretSquirrel" <> wrote:
>
>"John Hofmann" <> wrote in message
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>> Should I turn off my HP PSC1210 printer when I turn off my computer or
>leave
>> it on all the time?
>
>I don't have a HP printer - but all I can say is that I used to leave my
>Canon printer powered up all the time and only used it around 1 a month. The
>ink dried on the print head - costing me nearly £40 for a new printhead. I
>now only power my printer when I actually want to use it (still very
>rarely).
>
>Maybe HP printers are better designed, or you use your printer more often.
>Just a thought.
>**SS**
>
Your printhead didnt dry up from leaving it on all the time, it dried up from lack of use!!!

"GMAN" <> wrote in message
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> In article <wo%Ma.2817$>,
"SecretSquirrel" <> wrote:
> >
> >"John Hofmann" <> wrote in message
> >news:9FSMa.9706$ t...
> >> Should I turn off my HP PSC1210 printer when I turn off my computer or
> >leave
> >> it on all the time?
> >
> >I don't have a HP printer - but all I can say is that I used to leave my
> >Canon printer powered up all the time and only used it around 1 a month.
The
> >ink dried on the print head - costing me nearly £40 for a new printhead.
I
> >now only power my printer when I actually want to use it (still very
> >rarely).
> >
> >Maybe HP printers are better designed, or you use your printer more
often.
> >Just a thought.
> >**SS**
> >
> Your printhead didnt dry up from leaving it on all the time, it dried up
from lack of use!!!

I'd disagree - since not leaving my printer powered up all the time, and I
still use it very rarely, the printhead has been fine. Surely with the power
on it generates a little amont of heat - which indirectly speeded up the
process of drying the ink on the heads?
**SS**

"SecretSquirrel" <> wrote in message
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> "GMAN" <> wrote in message
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> > In article <wo%Ma.2817$>,
> "SecretSquirrel" <> wrote:
> > >
> > >"John Hofmann" <> wrote in message
> > >news:9FSMa.9706$ t...
> > >> Should I turn off my HP PSC1210 printer when I turn off my computer
or
> > >leave
> > >> it on all the time?
> > >
> > >I don't have a HP printer - but all I can say is that I used to leave
my
> > >Canon printer powered up all the time and only used it around 1 a
month.
> The
> > >ink dried on the print head - costing me nearly £40 for a new
printhead.
> I
> > >now only power my printer when I actually want to use it (still very
> > >rarely).
> > >
> > >Maybe HP printers are better designed, or you use your printer more
> often.
> > >Just a thought.
> > >**SS**
> > >
> > Your printhead didnt dry up from leaving it on all the time, it dried up
> from lack of use!!!
>
> I'd disagree - since not leaving my printer powered up all the time, and I
> still use it very rarely, the printhead has been fine. Surely with the
power
> on it generates a little amont of heat - which indirectly speeded up the
> process of drying the ink on the heads?
> **SS**
>
>

No doubt, but it is true that if a printer stands too long without use, the
solvents evaporate from the print head and it gums up.

Dave