Cwlondon, that printer uses a two lamp system to heat and set the toner, it might be the power required for both lamps to start up draw enough current to disturb your stereo components.
"Audiophile" Printer - But Interfering with AC?
I recently purchased a Samsung 1630, which is a consumer grade monochrome laser jet printer.
What might be of interest to other audiophiles is that this printer is very COOL.
Its performance is supposedly very good, but Samsung has made a big effort to put it in a sleek and stylish case - a welcome change from cheap, beige plastic and at last, a printer which doesnt detract from my listening room.
But here is the weird problem: everytime I go to print, it feels as if I am trying to fire up a nuclear power station: the lights dim, my DAC connection is temporarily knocked out, and my Audio Research SP-11 goes into LED blinking, warm up mode as if I just turned it on.
Does anyone have any idea why this might be happening? Should the stand by mode for a relatively small, monochrome laserjet printer draw that much current? Will my next electrical bill be....shocking?
As with all of my electrical toys, I would rather leave it on 24/7 for convenience.
Thank you for any thoughts.
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