Printer Shock

[ccastillo]

I have been working at my job for around 4 months now, my printer has been shocking me ever since 3 months ago. It is a slight shock whenever i open any trays or change the ink. Is there anything i can do about it?

My IT department is convinced that it is just static electricity but it does it more than once everyday.

[GaryL1]

The trays and toner door are both made of plastic.  The type of plastic used for their construction is a haven for static.

If it is a quick "snap" type shock, it is static.  If you get a constant "buzzing" feeling in your hand/arm, that is an electrical issue.

But, since there are not any exposed metals on the parts you mentioned, I agree with your IT people.  It's static.

In a former job, I wore "Floosheim" shoes with rubber soles (I had them changed from leather) on an industrial tile floor.  We had a display that built up static a lot.  With me wearing rubber soles, I also built up a lot of static so sometimes it was a good whack.  I learned to keep a penny in my pocket or (or something metal) and touched the shelving with it first to discharge the build up.