“The manual says that i can't use with a laser jet printer, copy, Shredder or any other items hooked up to my Microsoft Surface Studio 2 -Touch-Screen All-In-One - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 1TB Solid State Drive. So what would i use this for than?”
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A laser printer or shredder will most likely overload a 650VA battery backup; however, you can plug these devices into the Non-Battery or Surge Only side. I still would not recommend it and just get a power strip unless you really need to shred papers in the dark when there is a power outage.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Use it to power the actual PC, rather than the peripherals. Why would you be printing or shredding or copying when the lights and power are out? Properly save your work, shut down the PC, and wait for main power to come back up.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The Uninterruptible Power Supply has a lead battery in it which protects devices connected to it. For protecting your laptop, or other home computer/networking/entertainment center equipment, the system is fantastic. As far as thing like a laser printer or a paper shredder, you can connect them to the **SURGE ONLY** ports, but I can’t guarantee it won’t overload the system when the motors kick on. Laser printers require a lot of current to properly heat the fuses inside of them. Between the size of current required and the immediacy with which it needs it (to heat up the fuser when the print cycle is initiated will zip the battery nearly instantly. Indeed anything that uses an internal motor (laser printer, shredder, space heaters (yes, I had a coworker who hooked their space heater to a UPS then complained when it instantly shut down, crashing her computer. Buy a nice surge suppressor to hook the power of the laser printer and shredder and let the laptop live longer while connected to the UPS. You’ll be happier for it.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.A typical hair dryer uses 1500-2000 watts, Far more than a 650 volt amp can support.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have a laptop computer, tower computer, monitor, network modem/router, and a couple of other things hooked into the unit. It runs everything fine.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You can use this device for all those devices, but not using the battery backup. Some of the outlets are backed up, some not. All are surge protected. The battery is not sufficient to power a laser or ink jet printer, so the unit will sound an alarm if they are plugged into one of the backed up outlets. Presumably the computer is the critical item to keep running during an outage, so data is not lost and the unit is undamaged. If you need to keep all devices running during a power outage, you need a much bigger battery backup.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The battery unit could be used to power your internet router or an external disk drive used for backup. I also have an Echo plugged into my unit, as well as the central unit of a portable telephone system.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hello Rose, This product was designed to protect desktop computers, workstations, networking devices, and home entertainment systems. For optimal system performance we recommend keeping the total load at or below 80% of the unit’s rated capacity.When adding in laser jet printers, shredders and copy machines to this product it could cause the product to unexpectedly shut down due to being overloaded. Thank you for your question.
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