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Flickering lights on one circuit James 04-11-2008
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Posted by James on April 11, 2008, 5:37 pm
Only the lights on this circuit do this. And, it is not a huge
flicker....... just a detectable flicker, and not all the time.

Lights that are plugged into more than one outlet on this circuit do this,
so I know it isn't just one bad outlet. These are ordinary lamps, with 100
watt bulbs. These are not ceiling lights.


Thanks for all the helpful replies !! I will keep monitoring this and see
if I can narrow it down some more.

James




Posted by Mark on April 11, 2008, 5:50 pm
> Only the lights on this circuit do this. =A0 And, it is not a huge
> flicker....... just a detectable flicker, and not all the time.
>
> Lights that are plugged into more than one outlet on this circuit do this,=

> so I know it isn't just one bad outlet. =A0These are ordinary lamps, with =
100
> watt bulbs. =A0 These are not ceiling lights.
>
> Thanks for all the helpful replies !! =A0 I will keep monitoring this and =
see
> if I can narrow it down some more.
>
> James

do you have a laser printer or fishtank heater or something like that
plugged in on the same circuit?

Mark

Posted by James on April 11, 2008, 8:21 pm
Yes, I do have a laser printer plugged in to this circuit.

I know it draws a lot of current when operating, but mostly it is in the
sleep mode.

James



Posted by Craig M on April 12, 2008, 7:12 pm
First thing, get the laser printer on a circuit by it's self, if all
posible, as a copier tech, I can tell you they do pull some power, even the
small ones, its the heater lamp(s) in them, some as high as 1000 watts when
printing, even in sleep mode, that lamp does cycle on and off to keep the
fuser at a pre-heat temp so it will come up to ready in a reasonable time,
so this could be your flickering lamp problem.
> Yes, I do have a laser printer plugged in to this circuit.
>
> I know it draws a lot of current when operating, but mostly it is in the
> sleep mode.
>
> James
>
>



Posted by Matt W. Barrow on April 12, 2008, 7:28 pm

> First thing, get the laser printer on a circuit by it's self, if all
> posible, as a copier tech, I can tell you they do pull some power, even
> the small ones, its the heater lamp(s) in them, some as high as 1000 watts
> when printing, even in sleep mode, that lamp does cycle on and off to keep
> the fuser at a pre-heat temp so it will come up to ready in a reasonable
> time, so this could be your flickering lamp problem.

Indeed.

"Sleep" mode does not mean it's completely powered down, just as being
asleep at night doesn't mean you're dead. Hopefully.

>> Yes, I do have a laser printer plugged in to this circuit.
>>
>> I know it draws a lot of current when operating, but mostly it is in the
>> sleep mode.
>>
>> James
>>
>>
>
>



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