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Trying to settle on a printer for home production decals.

Notarealsignguy

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Good to know that 1 breaker is enough
we have set up quite a few home businesses and that has been a nightmare in older houses
breaker panel already full, no room for a sub panel...
Just double up the least used breaker. C'mon man!
 

Humble PM

Mostly tolerates architects
Crappy flourescent lights. Lower image is IJM538, upper IJM538 with Drytac Photosatin UV laminate.
Text is 6pt.
 

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netsol

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Just double up the least used breaker. C'mon man!
one of our charities has cell phone video of a 300 amp 120 volt panel, bursting into flames right outside of the accounting office) when a temp employee plugged a small electric heater in. Have i ever "doubled up" a breaker? of course. is there good reason it violates the electrical code? also of course
i will look and see if i can find the video, it was about 18 months ago. i have to see if it was texted or emailed to me
 

Notarealsignguy

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one of our charities has cell phone video of a 300 amp 120 volt panel, bursting into flames right outside of the accounting office) when a temp employee plugged a small electric heater in. Have i ever "doubled up" a breaker? of course. is there good reason it violates the electrical code? also of course
i will look and see if i can find the video, it was about 18 months ago. i have to see if it was texted or emailed to me
Codes are just suggestions. I said the less used/unused circuit. That's 100% the employees fault. The office is heated, nobody told him that he could bring more.
 

netsol

Active Member
Codes are just suggestions. I said the less used/unused circuit. That's 100% the employees fault. The office is heated, nobody told him that he could bring more.
so, i was in doing some work, and i just finished yelling at a couple of the girls, since the f**king building was around 78 degrees, and EVERYONE was plugging electric heaters in to miller cubicles. i often tell them i will testify for the insurance company when they deny the claim
the vp of finance called me, about 2 hours later. one of the girls was saying something about how i acted like i had a big stick up my ass, making a big deal of the heaters, she plugged hers back in and about a minute later the WHOLE PANEL BURST INTO FLAMES next week i wll try to find the stills or the video she shot of the actual fire.

all i can find now is some of the pictures after they stripped all the burned shit out of the panel.
 

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LiqueColor

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Label Runner from LiqueColor is running their new Inktanium Latex Inks and is a good setup for your needs. It runs 12”x18” sheets, not rolls.
 

Texas_Signmaker

Very Active Signmaker
Shouldn't the breaker trip when it gets hot enough? If I were the girls with the heaters, I'd be blaming the faulty electrical equipment for hazardous work environment, and harassment from the angry man telling them to freeze their chooch off.
 

netsol

Active Member
Shouldn't the breaker trip when it gets hot enough? If I were the girls with the heaters, I'd be blaming the faulty electrical equipment for hazardous work environment, and harassment from the angry man telling them to freeze their chooch off.
yes, the breaker "should" have tripped.
in real life, that doesn't always happen

did you know that 1% of homes have house fires? according to the statistics i have seen

my mother in law died in a house fire

almost 50 years ago i dragged an unconscious electrician out of a compressor room after the panel he was working on "exploded" ~10K volts feeding a factory

lots of safeties that "should trip DON'T
 

Notarealsignguy

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yes, the breaker "should" have tripped.
in real life, that doesn't always happen

did you know that 1% of homes have house fires? according to the statistics i have seen

my mother in law died in a house fire

almost 50 years ago i dragged an unconscious electrician out of a compressor room after the panel he was working on "exploded" ~10K volts feeding a factory

lots of safeties that "should trip DON'T
Breakers get old, panels get old and you start to have issues with bad connections. You can hear a sizzle sound when it starts happening. Eventually, the bus bar gets so hot at the loose connection point that it can melt and bridge the one below it which causes the panel to arc in a bad way and catch fire. So it is possible that the circuit wasnt overloaded which is why the breaker didn't trip.
 

netsol

Active Member
and i believe that hp has a 2200 watt heater, plus the electronics, feed motors, carriage motor...

i would be much less concerned with a printer in a warehouse or strip mall
 

Rayd8

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and i believe that hp has a 2200 watt heater, plus the electronics, feed motors, carriage motor...

i would be much less concerned with a printer in a warehouse or strip mall
The 315 has a maximum rated power consumption of 2.6 Kw. A normal electrical extender takes a maximum of 3.5kw, so as long as you don’t connect too manu devices on this extender you’ll be fine. You can connect othe extenders to the same wallmount/electrical group as longs as you dont overpower the 16amps that a line should have, at least over here in Belgium.
 

balstestrat

Problem Solver
The 315 has a maximum rated power consumption of 2.6 Kw. A normal electrical extender takes a maximum of 3.5kw, so as long as you don’t connect too manu devices on this extender you’ll be fine. You can connect othe extenders to the same wallmount/electrical group as longs as you dont overpower the 16amps that a line should have, at least over here in Belgium.
Normal outlets usually ain't rated for continuous 16a use. You start to see more problems when people charge their cars at full 16a from the normal white outlets.

So you know, at least make sure your outlet is good and not a old loose crappy one.
 

Bensen

New Member
For your home production decals, you might want to check out the BENTSAI handheld inkjet printer. I've been using it for my small business and it's been a game-changer. It's super versatile and perfect for detailed prints. The ink is water-resistant, so it holds up well even without laminating, but you can always laminate for extra durability.

Plus, it's within your budget range and great for printing directly on various materials, including self-adhesive rolls. It can even handle automated production line printing, making it super efficient.
 
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