Do we still have some small UPS units kicking around? Putting one of those on the printer might help alleviate some pain until the electrical can be properly upgraded.
On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Justin Lacko <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed - safety first. > > I guess we'll see how eagerly people want to use the new 3D printer, in > light of the outstanding possible problems... :P > > > On 20 February 2013 09:54, Ron <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yeah, I'll put donations we get tonight into the SkullSpace coffers and >> cover the pizza myself. >> >> I think we should prioritize the 'safety'-related upgrades before the >> convenience ones. The GFIs in the kitchen, for example. >> >> Ron >> >> On 2013-02-20 09:24, Justin Lacko wrote: >> > As most of you know, we recently bought a 3D printer and now a very >> > nice-looking rework station is being offered for cheap. >> > >> > With the plethora of devices in the space requiring electricity, we are >> > dangerously close to complete saturation of the two breakers most of our >> > stuff is on. It's gotten so bad that when the cleaning team came last >> week, >> > the girl who was vaccuuming blew the breaker four (four!) times. >> > >> > I think we're in for some frustration when someone decides to run a 3D >> > print job that will take 7 hours, and then somebody accidentally blows >> the >> > breaker mid-way through the job. >> > >> > What are the plans for getting the required electrical work completed? >> > We're talking big numbers here (at least $1000 for just some of the >> work). >> > Is anyone willing to chip in to help with this expense? >> > >> > Ron, I think you mentioned donations made at tonight's event could go >> > towards this...? Correct me if I'm wrong. >> > >> > ~Justin >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >> > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >> > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >
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