Can a printer cause a pc to crash?

Hi I have a HP 720C. The pc started to crash every 30 sec or so, so I
decided to disconnect everything. The first thing I disconnected was
the printer, but when I did this I got a static shock, and I was just
holdign the connection to the printer and moving my fingers over it
and I was getting quite strong static shocks. So I tried the pc
without the printer connected and it's working great so far.. So I'm
assuming it is just the printer which is broken. I wanted to make sure
that getting static shocks wasn't something that happens normally.

Thanks

JKJK wrote:

Hi I have a HP 720C. The pc started to crash every 30 sec or so, so I
decided to disconnect everything. The first thing I disconnected was
the printer, but when I did this I got a static shock, and I was just
holdign the connection to the printer and moving my fingers over it
and I was getting quite strong static shocks. So I tried the pc
without the printer connected and it's working great so far.. So I'm
assuming it is just the printer which is broken. I wanted to make sure
that getting static shocks wasn't something that happens normally.

You mean something with sparks and everything, like when you scuff your
feet on the carpet and then touch a doorknob? Wow! It definitely
doesn't happen normally. There shouldn't be anything in the connections
with more than 5V, or possibly 12V, to it -- far too little to make a
noticable shock, and certainly far too little for a spark.

- Brooks


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Brooks Moses <bmoses-nospam (AT) cits1 (DOT) stanford.edu> wrote

JKJK wrote:
Hi I have a HP 720C. The pc started to crash every 30 sec or so, so I
decided to disconnect everything. The first thing I disconnected was
the printer, but when I did this I got a static shock, and I was just
holdign the connection to the printer and moving my fingers over it
and I was getting quite strong static shocks. So I tried the pc
without the printer connected and it's working great so far.. So I'm
assuming it is just the printer which is broken. I wanted to make sure
that getting static shocks wasn't something that happens normally.

You mean something with sparks and everything, like when you scuff your
feet on the carpet and then touch a doorknob? Wow! It definitely
doesn't happen normally. There shouldn't be anything in the connections
with more than 5V, or possibly 12V, to it -- far too little to make a
noticable shock, and certainly far too little for a spark.

- Brooks
No sparks, just a strong tingle when you feel it.

That printer is a hazard. I suggest you disconnect it and get it repaired
(if it's worth the cost) or replace it. It likely has an intenal short
circuit.

Don


"JKJK" <JKJK (AT) blueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote

Brooks Moses <bmoses-nospam (AT) cits1 (DOT) stanford.edu> wrote

JKJK wrote:
Hi I have a HP 720C. The pc started to crash every 30 sec or so, so I
decided to disconnect everything. The first thing I disconnected was
the printer, but when I did this I got a static shock, and I was just
holdign the connection to the printer and moving my fingers over it
and I was getting quite strong static shocks. So I tried the pc
without the printer connected and it's working great so far.. So I'm
assuming it is just the printer which is broken. I wanted to make sure
that getting static shocks wasn't something that happens normally.

You mean something with sparks and everything, like when you scuff your
feet on the carpet and then touch a doorknob? Wow! It definitely
doesn't happen normally. There shouldn't be anything in the connections
with more than 5V, or possibly 12V, to it -- far too little to make a
noticable shock, and certainly far too little for a spark.

- Brooks
No sparks, just a strong tingle when you feel it.