Re: Fluctuating Electrical current


Ray wrote:
I have a small home office containing. 1 computer/monitor, phone,
router, lamp and a laser printer. When I heave everything on and turn
on the printer it trips my battery backup power strip for a split
second.

This room has 4 outlets and shares a breaker with the bedroom across
the hall which is only running an alarm clock and a lamp. That room has
5 outlets.

would the fluctuation be an issue with the a wire? or perhaps the type
of service I have 100 or 200 amp? How would I find out what type of
service I have?

I have replaced the breaker in the box as a first step.

Nope- none of the above. Want a general rule-of-thumb? Never, repeat
never,
connect laser printer to ups. In some office buildings, with system ups
power,
building mgmt will get very testy (rightfully) if you do.

Read the printer's docs on power draw to heat the fuser. For many, it's
over
500 watts- waaaaaay more than all the other stuff. With other stuff on,
and
fuser heating, you'll typically severely overload a typical single-user
ups.

If all else fails, RTFM.

John

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