Red electric plugs used for computers

kayvee said:
BTW that's a horrible slang term for it. Kettle plugs are for kettles, man ;)

Its an IEC Connector, or European Mains connector, never a kettle plug :)
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Agree, but walk into a store like Game or whatever and say, "Hello Mr. Helpful Game Employee. How are you today? Good? Goood! And by the way, where would one find an IEC connector, or more colloquially know as a European Mains connector?", and be met with a resounding, "Eish..."

However ask for a kettle plug, however improper it may be, and you'll (hopefully) get a more reasonable response... :)


(btw, don't mean to come off rude in this post. It's Friday. And I'm still at work. And it's balls.)
 
Total Control Electrical in Bothasig will have them.

Hamrad Electronics in CBD will have them.

You can either 'cut' the plastic on the plug (wall) or you can fill it on the actual plug, I've had to do both.
It still still work.
 
UPSs and mains noise has nothing to do with it. It is simply the fact that laser printers draw significant amounts of current. Before the laser printer can print it draws a large amount of current for heating purposes. Even during printing it can use large amounts of current.

You can calculate the maximum current drawn by the laser printer by looking at the information provided where the plug goes on the printer. Something like 10a 220v, that would mean it uses, at max, 2200w. If the UPS can handle that kind of load, then it isn't a problem having the printer on the UPS.

The whole noise story is bollocks, UPSs can deal well with noise (so much so that it is a non-issue). You'd even have better noise cancellation properties while running on the UPS, versus running on AC.

The short version of it is: If the UPS can handle high loads, eg. 3KVA and more, then it may be possible to run even a "small" laser printer from it (cheap or entry laser printer doesn't mean lower power draw). If however it is a low capacity 1-2kVA UPS, I'd suggest you get a ink jet for when the power is out.
 
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Voicy said:
Blue UPS socket outlets have 45 degree D-pins earths.

The red dedicated socket outlets are on circuits which are not on Earth Leakage.
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Eish. Beat me to it.

Voicy said:
A kettle shouldn't come anywhere near such circuits.
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Oh you'd be surprised....story time. This company has lots of cash & instructions were that all the PCs & servers stay online come hell or high water, so the electrician put in a UPS(s) ala overkill style. And yet every morning the UPS isn't full charged despite charging overnight. After much investigation it turns out the cleaning lady starts her day with a cup of tea and managed to *jam* a multiplug into a blue socket & attached a kettle. Thank goodness the UPS was industrial spec & survived that for a dozen or so mornings. Lessons learned include 1) Cleaning ladies are very strong & very determined 2) Confiscate all multi-plugs.
 
HavocXphere said:
Oh you'd be surprised....story time. .
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Sadly, I won't be :p

I work for a consulting elec eng firm doing upgrades on rural hospitals in the Transkei. Seen most of it :/ But yeah, we take for granted the stupidity/ingenuity that goes hand in hand with human desperation.
 
Hamrads have moved (again!) to Woodbridge Park Koeberg road Milnerton Same place that ElectoMechanica, RS Components, Christians/Saftec and Lightworld is.
Near Trade Centre (City side)
 
MartyMarts said:
Worst case scenario - do you own a grinder?:D
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This is actually not a worse case scenario as it is exactly what they guys running the LAN and rAge does to assist you when you do not have the correct plug on your power cable. They grind/file it down for you so that it fits the socket.
 
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