Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) on the printer

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markb
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Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) on the printer

Post by markb » Wed Apr 16, 2014 7:10 pm

I told my wife I was going to put a Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) on the printer last night in case the power blips we would not ruin a long print.

Will good idea just to late we were ½ way through a 6 and ½ print and the power went off for three seconds. That was enough to stop the printer we have to start over.

Needless to say it now has Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) on it.
We are having fun with our new M2.

Anyone else using UPS on their printer?

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Rara
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Re: Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) on the printer

Post by Rara » Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:18 pm

I was planning on getting something like that set up soon. What one did you go with?
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Re: Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) on the printer

Post by markb » Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:24 pm

APC, 550VA similar to the one below but a little bigger. I got it on sale for about $50
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/apc-back-up ... Id=7271045
It is really just protecting that power blip so a smaller one will work fine.

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Re: Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) on the printer

Post by Rara » Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:10 pm

Ahh yeah, I was looking at larger versions of those so I have a bit of capacity in case it's out for a few minutes, or at least do a little damage control if it seems like it might stay out. Have you tested it to see how long it will run on the battery?
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Re: Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) on the printer

Post by markb » Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:16 pm

No I have not tested it yet. We hardly ever lose power. But from time to time it will go off and back on. We will get thunder storms soon this should help then also. I keep these UPS's on my DVR's and my DSL Router.
My house beeps like crazy when we do loose power.
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Re: Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) on the printer

Post by MichaelH » Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:13 pm

Hi,
I'm using the APC Back-UPS Pro 1300 from Costco. It's working great.

http://www.costco.ca/APC%C2%AE-Back-UPS ... 53657.html

Michael

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