XPost: sci.electronics.design, alt.home.repair   
   From: cd@notformail.com   
      
   On Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:23:06 -0800, john larkin    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:09:22 -0800, Jeff Liebermann    
   >wrote:   
   >   
   >>On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:41:08 -0500, micky    
   >>wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>In sci.electronics.repair, on Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:38:40 -0800, Bob F   
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>>Is there a tiny hole in the case above that switch for usimg as paper   
   >>>>clip to reset the device?   
   >>>   
   >>>No, nothing like that. Like most VCRs, DVD players, DVDRs, amplifiers,   
   >>>One big piece of sheet metal covering the top with no holes, no writing.   
   >>>I wonder how it decides when to break?   
   >>   
   >>Several ways to determine when to self-destruct:   
   >>   
   >>1.  Warranty timer.  The timer records how many elapsed days between   
   >>when power was first applied and the current date.  When the timer   
   >>shows 110% of the warranty period, it declares a fault or failure. The   
   >>extra 10% is to deal with errors in the timer.   
   >>   
   >>2.  Predicted use.  The "chip" in many inkjet printer cartridges is a   
   >>good example.  The manufacturer decrees that the inkjet cartridge   
   >>should last 1,000 pages.  When the chip counts 1,001 printed pages, it   
   >>ceases printing and produces a difficult to decode error message. It's   
   >>much the same with laser toner carts and drums.  With older iPhone   
   >>batteries, the clock was slowed down to simulate the effects of an   
   >>aging battery.   
   >   
   >Don't buy HP printers. They are in the theft business.   
   >   
   >Brother is a much better deal, both laser and inkjet.   
   >   
      
   Wasn't it HP that was spying on customers by some ingenious yellow   
   pixel scheme? Then made some excuse about catching forgers or some   
   such claim.   
      
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