OK, this is nothing to do with gardening really but we have here at the
nursery a thermal transfer printer for plant labels, and very good it is
to - except if there is a power failure. A normal inkjet (along with the
computer) when a power cut happens, stay off when power is restored,
this thermal transfer printer tries to come back on, jams and burns one
of the spool motors out and costs us about £100 to sort out. Now on the
third event this year alone so getting a bit fed up, I know the obvious
answer is to simply shut it down each time after use, but sadly I often
forget - so is there any gizzmo that can be introduced between the
plug and the printer that would if the power is interrupted stay off
until I switch it back on? and if so what an earth is it called!!?
--
Charlie Pridham
Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk