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My work got a huge Roland VG2-640 Plotter Printer with is 8 amp or 1090W.

Our site has bad power but does have a Generator that kicks in after 5 minutes. This thing is expensive and does 20 minute jobs.

They asked me what battery backup choice for the printer. I usually don't recommend UPS for something like that but more a line conditioner option as something this big will kill a UPS in my experience. I contacted Roland but couldn't get anyone on the phone or no response yet from email. A 1500 Watt unit could? At the same time this is all NEMA 5-15P plugs. Meaning anything higher will require new wiring and outlet.

Has anyone had experience doing this with such high wattage?

Any help would be appreciated. I'd like to have more concrete info than it won't work or you are going to have to spend some money to get your result.

My work got a huge Roland VG2-640 Plotter Printer with is 8 amp or 1090W. Our site has bad power but does have a Generator that kicks in after 5 minutes. This thing is expensive and does 20 minute jobs. They asked me what battery backup choice for the printer. I usually don't recommend UPS for something like that but more a line conditioner option as something this big will kill a UPS in my experience. I contacted Roland but couldn't get anyone on the phone or no response yet from email. A 1500 Watt unit could? At the same time this is all NEMA 5-15P plugs. Meaning anything higher will require new wiring and outlet. Has anyone had experience doing this with such high wattage? Any help would be appreciated. I'd like to have more concrete info than it won't work or you are going to have to spend some money to get your result.

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Why do you need a UPS for everyday use?What country do you live in FFS, in DK our power is regular and stable, we only need a UPS for lighning srikes and transportnet outages.

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

USA. Power in America is now variable for the people. Need something to fix surges, spikes, and browns. Having enough power to be safe in the occasional outage would be nice too.

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But why can the supplier NOT deliver a stable power supply?

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

That requires fixing infrastructure and fixing 50 year old cable. The power problem America always starts as someone else's problem until this tragedy of the commons is in your face.

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They started exclusively hiring non-Whites with IQ in the 60s at all major infrastructure corporations about 20 years ago, so now everything is fucking crumbling to pieces because non-Whites are subhuman retards.