Just a quick question…does the new HP5P cause the same annoying light flicker
that the HP4P causes? I've tried isolating the circuit every way I can, and
still can't get rid of it. With all the technology HP has available, why can't
they come up with a more acceptable method of drawing power? Or at least give
us the option of having some kind of energy saving control, instead of just
saying "your lights are going to flicker; live with it". In the meantime, it
looks like it's back to the HPII here.
John
Nobody's reported a flicker with the 5P yet, but who knows until somebody
does? At any rate, it's a result of the "green" electronics mandates the feds
imposed and one that didn't work quite as well as it should have. You can
reduce/eliminate the flicker in my experience in two ways: having it on a
dedicated circuit on an exclusive breaker, or using a high capacity surge
and/or UPS to guard against this getting past the device and into the
house/office wiring. The heavy duty industrial Tripp filters seemed to work,
but are very costly.