Printer and power inverters?

Considering how cheap printers and ink are compared to laser. Not to mention ink is more available. I don't see any cheapness or benefits to having laser. Unless maybe an owner operator who prints more then the standard driver. A black and white cartridge would last me 2 months and 60 days of logs plus a few permits. a 500 paper package would last me a year. My printer lasted 6 years and still works. Using a standard Walmart 150 watt invertor.

 

Squarewave inverter...junk.
$2500.00 for a 2500 watt pure sinewave inverter..

 

Sounds like the printer doesn't like the modified sine wave from the inverter. If you get a true sine wave inverter bet you won't have the same problem

 

Pure sine wave investors are to expensive. Add the cost of a Lasor printer. Walmart sells 140 watt invertors for $20. Printers for $40. And they work just fine.

 

They just don't last as long with the square wave inverter

 

My on sale for $30 printer from best buy lasted the entire 6 years I was OTR. And still works. Had to buy one printer cable during that time.

Replaced the Walmart 140 watt invertor 3 times.

 

these people have good inverters at really good prices.
I have a 3000 watt unit from them. A modified sine wave one. works solid and never had a problem.
They offer both modified and pure sine wave units.

inverters

 

You'll need a pure sine wave inverter. Most electronics these days use what's known as a 'switching power supply', which is a fancy name for an inverter. So you're trying to run an inverter from the output of another inverter that's not putting out the clean sine wave that the equipment is expecting to see. So it just shuts down.

Pure sine wave inverters are a bit more expensive, but not prohibitively so.

Also, IMO the biggest advantage of a laser printer is that the print won't disappear when you're walking in the rain with your paperwork.

 

Just Curious.....Why do you guys need a printer in your truck?

Please Don't tell me You need them to Print a Brokers Rate confirmation..


Sigh- Wonder why rates are in the toilet.