Cautionary Advice

[Egon]

Scruffy,

Kevlar vest and face shield are the only way to go.

Just think of memos and meetings generated if this would have happened in the work place of a large corporation. The safety deptartment could feed for at least a year.

Egon

 

[scruffy]

Thanks for the sentiment guys!
I think in my case, I am going to move the case off the desktop, and onto the floor....I have a new full tower case that was bought for a new system, but I think it will be utilized much sooner.
Don't know about the Apple software thing, as this printer was the first color inkjet designed for the Mac's, and Windows OS. The install cd is the same for both....now what does that say?
GlueGuy, I'd probably agree that the cd had a hairline fracture, and yes it was a 6-7 month old 48X cdrom player. there was no sound other than the typical spin up 'whir', and rather lightly at that.
I sure would be hesitant to sit directly in front of one ever again! Don't think so Harv! Once was enough on that experience, and I sure would hate to see anyone directly in front when one lets fly like that!

 

[njrqs]

Oh Oh

If mine detonates like that I am going to be short of a couple of friends between my legs !!

Better go easy on the CD drive !!!

Cheers

 

[MDNick]

Neil, I'm with you on this. Soon as I read this, I looked down at the mid-tower, under my monitor, in the corner of my cube. Fortunately I use the CD rarely, but the self disintegration would be aimed in an inconvenient location for the 'boys'.

Same thing (sorta) happened to me (amazing that I am pulling a thread BACK to tractors). Wheel Horse lawn tractor, friction plate clutch coming off the side of the Kohler engine. Clutch disk blew apart at full RPM. I was about 12 at the time, that stung.

Nick