Wattage on a laser printer

[tinman0]

Looking to find out the wattage on a laser printer but getting nowhere fast.

Does someone have a colour small business laser they could look at and tell me what sort of watts it requires.

(The printers i have here dont show it. doh.)

Cheers

[dttheliman]

OKI C5200 colour laser = 4A on the plate at the back

[tinman0]

dttheliman said:

OKI C5200 colour laser = 4A on the plate at the back

erm whats 4Amps?

i'm trying to decide what size invertor i need for the van to run a laser printer off its 12v power supply. i've found one invetor ($29.00) for 400W with 800W burst.

[dttheliman]

watts = amps x volts so 4 x 240 = 960watts

[tinman0]

dttheliman said:

watts = amps x volts so 4 x 240 = 960watts

cheers

Edited by tinman0 on Monday 29th January 16:06

[combemarshal]

I'd go for ink jet, My HP one uses a transformer with a 1amp 12volt output, Laser printers tend to be more thirsty!!

[malman]

laser printers also tend to have a large initial startup rush which can freak out a UPS which is basically a battery powered invertor. So you may find it pops the invertor fuse.

Edited by malman on Monday 29th January 18:46

[tinman0]

malman said:

laser printers also tend to have a large initial startup rush which can freak out a UPS which is basically a battery powered invertor. So you may find it pops the invertor fuse.

but it wont blow up the van though will it? dont care about the invertor, do care about the van

[malman]

not unless the invertor catches fire after you've used a six inch nail you had lying in the back of the van instesd of the fuse