What's in laser copiers that make them so heavy?

**harleyrider** · 04-11-2012

It's the fricken laser beam.

**mojorolla** · 04-11-2012

Originally Posted by aab1

Do they intentionally add weight for theft prevention or do they really have to be this heavy and if so what makes them so heavy?
Thanks

Oh great! Now my wife is claiming her recent weight gain is "theft prevention". Thanks a lot aab1.

**Brian8506** · 04-11-2012

You forgot to remove the packing foam in the cassette. Take that out and the machine will be as light as a feather.

**Lagonda** · 04-12-2012

Its full of the shattered dreams of disillusioned techs.

**michaelc** · 04-12-2012

Have you checked to make sure its not damp paper. That stuff gets silly heavy when damp.

This is an awesome thread, makes my day so much better after a 5pm lunch break.

HP = Heavy Printer, format the HD and laser beams. All funny as hell. Thanks for the laugh, much appreciated.

**prntrfxr** · 04-12-2012

I've heard a couple of years ago the rumour that copier manufacturers are also shareholders of all the major screw manufacturers all around the world. That's why every copier/printer you see apparently has more screws than it would be necessary (say, for example, eight screws to hold a panel in place instead of just, say, three or four). That's also what makes them heavier, since a large percentage of a photocopier's weight is due to the large number of screws used to hold it together.

God, I nearly wet my pants on that one! Canon must have the lion share.

Maybe HP secretly stands for Harry Potter and it's all smoke and mirrors. It just feels heavy, it really isn't.

Maybe they make them heavy so **real** techs keep in shape. My question if it hurts, why lift it in the first place? Oh wait, I forgot, we're talking about aab1.

**Tata** · 04-12-2012

It's the Flux Capacitors. There is one for each color, you know!

**Jules Winfield** · 04-12-2012

Originally Posted by Tata

It's the Flux Capacitors. There is one for each color, you know!

That's not technically accurate. The flux capacitors themselves don't weight that much. It's the step-up transformers that supply the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity to the flux capacitors that add the real weight.

**HenryT2** · 04-12-2012

Originally Posted by Jules Winfield

That's not technically accurate. The flux capacitors themselves don't weight that much. It's the step-up transformers that supply the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity to the flux capacitors that add the real weight.

Don't forget the pole with the big metal hook . It has to add a bit of weight as well .