> UPS & printers ? Isn't that a big no no. ? > Yes, for lasers or photocopiers using a UPS is not recommended. I do use a surge suppressor for those kinds of units, but a heavy duty one that will not pop an internal circuit breaker when the current demand spikes.
For ink jet and impact printers a UPS is fine. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jean Laeremans > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 5:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] Feedback on Brother laser printers? > > > On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Rick Schummer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The only negative of this machine is the power up from sleep > cycle. It seems to draw a lot of power, > > often tripping up the three UPSes in on the same circuit in > the office when it awakens. It does seem > > UPS & printers ? Isn't that a big no no. ? > > Laser printers aren't meant to be powered by UPSes; in fact, about > once every hour or two (depending on the model), many of them turn on > a very high-wattage lamp called the "fuser" whose purpose is to melt > toner onto the paper. A UPS can't handle the sudden power surge, and > in fact might be severely damaged by it. So, your best bet is to plug > your laser printer in separately and allow it to lose power if the > lights go out. > > A+ > jml > > [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 Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** 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.
