> I am thinking that the gal at the desk had a space heater plugged into > it and it was drawing to much current, but that is just a guess. No > heater was in sight.
My first UPS (1998) was screaming every few minutes. I called APC to see what was wrong with their UPS. "Sir, do you have a laser printer plugged into the UPS?" Dug... Laser (and LED Okidata) printers and non-inkjet (laser) copiers pull too much current when their heating mechanism warm up. My old LaserJet 4 Plus would routinely keep itself warmed up for quick First Page Out standby purposes. I reluctantly plugged the LaserJet into a regular Surge Suppressor and the screaming went away. Some of my larger (1,500VA Belkin tower units) can apparently handle my laser printers, but Belkin still recommends to not use their UPS units with such intermittent high current demand units. I may still get a dedicated 1,500 unit for my HP Color LaserJet 3600n, as it would be a shame to lose that unit to a voltage drop situation. The rest of the laser/copier equipment is not such a big deal. The LaserJet 4 Plus is still working well, 8 years later, and if it gets whacked I have more than gotten my use value from it! My Ricoh photopier (floor unit, off lease purchase for $300!) works great, and I would hate to lose it. But my scanners and Laser printers would work for my purposes. Had I not been able to scarf it for $300 I would have never gotten a dedicated photocopier. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 10:12 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Top 10 reasons for FPT corruption > > > > From: "mrgmhale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Speaking of power related file write and failing hardware issues, I am > > curious about something. How many folks have clients that refuse to use > > decent UPS units (with the data cable to allow for a clean > shutdown with a > > power loss event)? And of those clients that do get UPS units, > how many of > > them bother to replace their UPS batteries every 2 years or so? > > Raises hand. > > I had one client that took out what they had because it started making > noise all the time. It was sitting there unplugged from the wall and a > simple strip with 6 outlets was now there. > > I am thinking that the gal at the desk had a space heater plugged into > it and it was drawing to much current, but that is just a guess. No > heater was in sight. > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
