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My PC was hit with lightning and now Microcenter is looking at it. gabe 07-11-2007
Posted by Bogwitch on July 11, 2007, 3:43 pm
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Leythos wrote:

> GET A UPS (APC Backups 700 or larger) and make sure that the outlet is
> grounded and that all COMPUTER parts are connected to the UPS, even your
> printer needs to be on the SURGE protection side.

Most UPS's clearly state that laser printers must NOT be connected to
the UPS. I believe the inductive nature of the load can cause problems.

Bogwitch.

Posted by w_tom on July 11, 2007, 8:10 pm
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> Leythos wrote:
>> GET A UPS (APC Backups 700 or larger) and make sure that the outlet is
>> grounded and that all COMPUTER parts are connected to the UPS, even
>> your printer needs to be on the SURGE protection side.
>
> Most UPS's clearly state that laser printers must NOT be connected to
> the UPS. I believe the inductive nature of the load can cause problems.

Why would Leythos recommend printers on a UPS? He does not have
basic electrical knowledge. It is called a 'computer grade' UPS.
When in battery backup mode, UPS electricity can be so 'dirty' as to
even harm small electric motors - such as in some printers.

Some numbers that board swappers would not understand. This 120
volt UPS, for example, outputs two 200 volt square waves with a spike
of up to 270 volts between those square waves. Manufacturer calls
this a modified sine wave. This is 'clean' electricity? Clean enough
for computers because computers have robust internal protection. (Same
internal protection that also requires direct lightning strikes to be
earthed before entering the building.) That same UPS electricity may
harm other appliances such as small electric motors. But not harm
computers that are so robust.

Bogwitch accurately corrected Leythos. Printers should not be
powered via a computer grade UPS. If Leythos had basic electrical
knowledge, then he would have also known WHY some recommend no
printers on their UPS outputs.


Posted by Leythos on July 11, 2007, 8:35 pm
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w_tom1@usa.net says...
> Why would Leythos recommend printers on a UPS? He does not have
> basic electrical knowledge. It is called a 'computer grade' UPS.
> When in battery backup mode, UPS electricity can be so 'dirty' as to
> even harm small electric motors - such as in some printers.

LOL w_tom, only an idiot would connect a UPS battery connection to a
printer, knowing that the printer is going to draw more current than the
UPS can provide and still get the computer safely shutdown. My laser
printer draws 9A, which kicks the protective breaker on the UPS - so,
your claim that the output would damage the "motors" is more of your BS,
as the breaker would kick before any damage happens.

Keep trying to tell people that the world is wrong, that all of the
Electrical Engineering groups are wrong, that the UPS's do nothing,
you're only hurting YOUR image.

UPS's, the quality ones, connected to a properly grounded outlet in
homes, will protect devices connected to them, many people see it every
day...

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Posted by Ari on July 12, 2007, 2:25 pm
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On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:43:53 GMT, Bogwitch wrote:

> Most UPS's clearly state that laser printers must NOT be connected to
> the UPS. I believe the inductive nature of the load can cause problems.

And most laser printer mfgs concur.

Posted by Ari on July 11, 2007, 3:55 pm
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On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:20:49 -0400, Leythos wrote:

> much, but was hit by a surge on either the AC line or a Modem line.
>
> Typically this does not fry the Drives or CPU or RAM, but it will fry
> the motherboard and any card/device the surge rode in on.
>
> A Quality UPS would have prevented this.

Unless you are unable to use the grounding in/outs as has been my case
several times.


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