[DM-MUG] Printing in a no-grid situation

[Dean]

That kind of printer would only work on a very large inverter off you  
car battery..
1500 watts or more.
It must be a "true sin" type of inverter too.
A laser printer does not like dirty AC power or any hint of a square  
wave ..


73  Dean  W5GXL

W5GXL at ARRL.NET







On Jun 22, 2008, at 4:43 PM, Sharalyn wrote:

> Thanks for the info. That seems pretty definite.
>
> Is there any reasonable alternative that would make it work?
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> On 6/22/08 4:36 PM, "Dean" <W5GXL at ARRL.NET> wrote:
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> No,
> It takes a lot of current to operate.
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> 73  Dean  W5GXL
>
> W5GXL at ARRL.NET
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> On Jun 22, 2008, at 3:22 PM, Sharalyn wrote:
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> I have a "crazy" but practical theoretical question. If for any reason
> energy was not available, could I use my multi-purpose Brother laser  
> printer
> with a 12 volt battery run off a wind or bicycle  powered generator?  
> If so,
> can anyone give me an idea of how many sheets of printing from the  
> computer
> (or copying) I could get out of one full battery charge?
>
> Thanks,
> Roses
>
>
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