Hi Thane,
On Tuesday 13 September 2011 19:36:44 Thane Sherrington wrote:
> I have a HP printer that constantly throws errors and locks up. HP
> says it's "low amperage" because it's plugged into a surge protector
It would depend upon the type of surge protector. If it is just
varistors across the lines, then short of a bad joint somewhere, there
will not be any voltage or current limitations other than to a voltage
spike.
One type has both varistors and a common mode choke. The choke windings
have some small resistance, but again unless there is a bad joint in
the circuit the voltage drop will be very small.
A clue would be if the surge protector got warm !
> (I have plugged it directly into the wall with no change.) I'm
> disbelieving about the surge protector part. I can see an online UPS
> providing low amperage, but can a surge protector actually lower the
> amperage available from the wall? If so, how can I test this?
>
> T
HTH.
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