No, but the engineers and/or production team can...if you can get that far.
Ant it isn't that they can't tell you, it's that they probably WON'T tell you one way or the other, unless you happen to know or work with the engineer(s) quite a bit at a personal level. Also, in manufacturing, there may be slight enough differences in two different parts that while either would work just fine, they are not the same part. Therefore, the manufacturer cannot use the alternate or even acknowledge its potential use because it would revoke any certifications (such as UL Listing). The manufacturer could get into BIG trouble if they used or substituted a part that wasn't part of the UL Listed design and still included the UL label on the finished product... I'm assuming the European entity (CE, or Conformité Européene) would have similar rules/repercussions...although my understanding is that CE is not quite as strict as UL, and in the US, a CE won't be sufficient. UL is typically required. I know this because I used to work in manufacturing. We needed a particular Square D power transformer to finish out an order for manufacturing. I was a materials controller, and bet the Plant Manager I could find one that would work. I found an IDENTICAL transformer in stock with one exception - there was a tap on the output of the transformer, dividing the secondary winding in two. The rating of the TOTAL of the secondary winding was the same as the needed part, and the engineering team agreed that it would work. He acknowledged that, and I won the bet. However, the sticking point was the UL label. ANY change in design requires UL approval and listing in order to be sold under the classification as being "UL Listed". The customer required UL listing on the finished product, and because the transformer was a different part, we could not legally place the UL label on the product. Also, if there had ever been an issue with the finished product, and the customer found out that we made a non-UL approved part substitution, we could have been sued and would probably have lost, even if the part had not caused the problem. How about them apples?!? Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA [email protected] www.eaglemds.com -----Original Message----- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 4:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: DataMax thermal printers As with most "odd parts", I always assume that different models take the different parts. In other words, assume the worst. I've had parts from the same model of product not work with different _revisions_ of the same hardware. That being said, the manufacturer can't tell you if the parts are interchangeable? How sad. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:14:37 -0700 Subject: OT: DataMax thermal printers > Hey, everyone. > > We have a DMX-600 here that the print head is going bad quickly. According > to the manufacturer, that model is discontinued and parts aren't even > available for it any longer. According to our VAR, the replacement is an > H-6308. There are apparently two configurations for this, one with a large > vertical LCD panel and one with a smaller, horizontal LCD panel. I don't > know if there is any functional difference between the two versions. My > guess is that there is not. Does anyone on this list have any experience > with this printer? Feel free to email me off-list if you'd like. > > > > Our VAR says that the tall LCD version isn't going to be available until the > end of this month, but we can get the small-LCD version within a week. I > just need to know if there is any real difference between the two besides > the LCD size. J > > > > Thanks.. > > > > John-AldrichPerception_2 > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
