Power Spike question

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 12:43:40PM -0400, Alex Maynard wrote:
>  If I remember correctly, my UPS had explicit warnings not to plug the 
>  printer
>  into it.

No, the warning is to not plug any _laser_ printer into it.  So the same
goes for any laser based fax or photocopier, or anything else that
contains a fuser.  The fuser causes a nasty power surge when it fires
up, which UPS's and even surge protectors don't like.  In fact you
really want a surge protector between your computer and the nasty device
with the fuser in it to protect against the surges it creates.

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Len Sorensen
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