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1. ohm+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-01-19 21:42:39
Hopefully the Brother printer is not connected to power outlet which is connected to an AFCI circuit breaker because it will trip it all the time. I had to move mine to a different part of the house for that reason.
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2. really+F[view] [source] 2024-01-19 21:45:47
>>ohm+(OP)
I swear to god I was going crazy trying to find why I randomly tripped the circuit breaker at my house. I never made the connection that it actually happens when I try to print something. Enshittification indeed.
3. mikest+q1[view] [source] 2024-01-19 21:49:36
>>ohm+(OP)
Ours causes a "UPS is now on battery power" dialog to pop up every time it prints.[0] I have wondered if it would pop the circuit breaker if the UPS didn't buffer it, or if the UPS is just overly sensitive.

[0](Because the printer is on the UPS that has a USB connection to my desktop.)

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4. bob102+i21[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-20 08:03:47
>>mikest+q1
I wouldn't put a laser printer on a typical consumer UPS. It draws a lot of current to warm up the fuser and may cause more wear than necessary to your line-interactive units. I always plug my laser printers directly into the grid.
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