If you did not physically disconnect the printer's power cord from the AC power outlet, disconnect the AC power connection to the AC power outlet for about 1 minute then reconnect. Some printer power supplies have a "crowbar" circuit (an internal electronic fuse) and disconnecting the AC power for a short period will reset the crowbar circuit (if that is the problem).
However, with Thunderstorms anything is possible and although you get the green light there can still be damage to the power supply.
Thanks fireberd for your advice. I checked but still dead. I will call Dell Sweden Tech Support tomorrow. But most likely I need to buy a new printer and also make sure I have a spike protection device connected. Stupid of me in the first place to miss that. The computer is protected but not the printer.
fireberd
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June 27th, 2008 19:00
If you did not physically disconnect the printer's power cord from the AC power outlet, disconnect the AC power connection to the AC power outlet for about 1 minute then reconnect. Some printer power supplies have a "crowbar" circuit (an internal electronic fuse) and disconnecting the AC power for a short period will reset the crowbar circuit (if that is the problem).
However, with Thunderstorms anything is possible and although you get the green light there can still be damage to the power supply.
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June 29th, 2008 08:00
Thanks fireberd for your advice. I checked but still dead. I will call Dell Sweden Tech Support tomorrow. But most likely I need to buy a new printer and also make sure I have a spike protection device connected. Stupid of me in the first place to miss that. The computer is protected but not the printer.
Thanks again.
Best regards
Janne