This is the flat heat press (not the vacuum one). It was plugged into the power strip behind the dye sub computer setup along with the computer, monitor, and printer. There was still an open plug on the wall socket that could have been used instead of the power strip.
As an option check out this one
Lighted ends and 12 gauge wire that is rated to 20 amp
That’s a 15 Amp cable …
Please DO NOT plug the heat press into the power strip with the other dye sub gear in the room. Plug the press directly into the wall plug.
All of the talk here about beefy extension cords is well and good, but not the safety point I was trying to address when I created this thread.
Thank you, Paul, for point out this safety issue. I am going to update the wiki page to specify that the heat presses should always be plugged directly into a wall socket.
Grainger has a 20A cord that’s 12 gauge/3 wire.
I’d like to point out that the cord I linked above is also a 12gauge/3 wire cord.
AFAICT, the only difference between them is the receptacle.
Tag on plug also.
Good idea. Does anyone have a good source for cable tags that I could get to put on all of the heat presses?
Dye Sub dog tag and zip-tie maybe?
D’oh! And a few more characters!
That’s a 240v plug and receptacle configuration.
I’d suggest we get a 20A IEC plug for the heat press of longer length and appropriate gauge. That way it can go directly into the 20A receptacle on the wall, but not into a typical power strip.
Can someone confirm what connector is on the press end? No idea where I got that it was a C17/18 setup when rereading the thread.
Good idea … but does the CA room and classrooms commonly used have 20A sockets?
If the unit draws 15 Amps in normal operation, then it should be if it’s not.
I’ve asked for 20A in the Digital Arts room, and asked if we could get some labels on the ones in the classrooms, for this reason. I’m not sure if that will happen.
Nope. Unless something has changed since I did the inventory, the only 20A sockets are out in the workshop.
I do not know what Classrooms/Education requested for the expansion work, but I do not think it is too late to ask for some 20A circuits in classrooms.
You don’t really need tags on 20A receptacles. They look like this:
If the cord is correct it will look like this and will only fit a 20A receptacles:
I know that the wall where the TV is set in Interactive is 20 amp. That’s because Glass Works could plug both microwaves into one outlet without popping the breaker. The west wall has 15 amp breakers, so we had to use an extension cord for the 2nd microwave, so that it plugged into a separate circuit.
That’s odd, because the photo of the electrical panel shows those as 20 amp breakers (M2/15 and M3/1). In fact, I don’t see anything in any of the main panels that is less than 20 amps.
I suspect the issue in Interactive is that nothing in there is on a dedicated circuit.
Caveat: This is based on the labels on the plates. I did not buzz these out.