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- From: schuch@phx.mcd.mot.com (John Schuch)
- Subject: Re: Modern printers (Was: Is lead solder bad for me?)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.124420.12892@phx.mcd.mot.com>
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- Organization: Motorola Computer Group, Tempe, Az.
- References: <2b0a35e8.4a6b@grace.cri.nz> <1992Nov17.225511.1@auvax1.adelphi.edu> <1992Nov20.124946.17126@etek.chalmers.se>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 12:44:20 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov20.124946.17126@etek.chalmers.se> hoven@etek.chalmers.se (Hans-Ove Frimodig) writes:
- >I can breathe in solder fumes without feeling ill but certain printers
- >generate something that cause me to feel very bad immediately.
- >Two printers that I definately have this problem with is the
- >NEC S60P laser printer and the IBM 6750 typewriter (uses some special
- >non-impact dot matrix printhead).
- >
-
- WOW! I thought I was the only one and everyone here thought I was nuts!
-
- I can not be within 15' of my NEC Silentwriter 2-90 Postscript laser
- while it's printing. I've been told to proplem is ozone created by
- the corona wire in the printer. There is a charcoal filter which is
- supposed to absorb it but apparantly NEC has problem in this area.
-
- >The feeling I get is like a metal-taste in my mouth and some 'pressure'
- >in my lungs (spelling ??).
-
- Plus, if I say around, burning eyes and a pounding headache.
-
- I attached a clothes dryer style flexible exhaust hose and a muffin
- fan to mine and ducted it outside and the problems went away.
-
-
- John
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- | John R. Schuch - Motorola Computer Group - Manufacturing Engineering |
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