OK wife bought a new coffee maker.
Made the lights flicker on any circuit we tried (just the one it's on though)
I really mean pulsing since it is patterned not random.
From the above you will deduce we have an older home..
At first thought it was a faulty unit .Exchanged it, same thing.
Before anyone goes off on loose neutrals ect keep in mind in 20 years we only had 2 things ever do this.
One was a curling iron and the other this coffee pot.
Fancy thing that it is it's annoying..and if it was up to me (it isn't ATM) I'd do what I normally do with things that don't work right out of the box.. chuck it..
Anyways for the sake of marital harmony I'm going to try to find a (simpler than rewiring the house) solution to this..
Bit more on this coffee nightmare "symptoms" lights pulse at like 1cps for awhile, go quite and then repeat.
Doesn't matter the kind of light though incandescents show it more (used as test bulbs).. A few of the LED's (need to verify this) we use seem to be immune but not all.
Pretty sure it has a pre-heater that may use the above referenced method (burst fire) of firing up the coil but speculation on my part..
Now what I'm wondering on (unless I can get a consensus and backing this is really a BAD thing, the flicker that is) need others word over mine. Some will understand.
After a bunch of err 'research' I was wondering if it's possible to use a transient suppressor (R/C circuit) to alleviate or at least semi- mitigate this issue?
I'm not familiar with them and not publically common enough (i.e. get one at wal-mart) for me to be comfortable enough to just "slap" one on.
Other solution mentioned was a UPS.
Circuit she wants to use has a GFCI on it but no "equipment ground).
Circuit isn't over-loaded AFAICT and flicker occurs w/ almost nothing else on it but 2 LED bulbs (there are more but for testing, not on) , clock, and normally idling projection TV
Believe the main element is 1400W (will check later)
Don't feel like running a line for a stupid coffee pot..
Soo..any ideas?
Dang, can't edit titles AFAICT sorry..
Opp's last thing.. It's a 2 prong appliance (no ground) in case that is relevant.
Made the lights flicker on any circuit we tried (just the one it's on though)
I really mean pulsing since it is patterned not random.
From the above you will deduce we have an older home..
At first thought it was a faulty unit .Exchanged it, same thing.
Before anyone goes off on loose neutrals ect keep in mind in 20 years we only had 2 things ever do this.
One was a curling iron and the other this coffee pot.
Fancy thing that it is it's annoying..and if it was up to me (it isn't ATM) I'd do what I normally do with things that don't work right out of the box.. chuck it..
Anyways for the sake of marital harmony I'm going to try to find a (simpler than rewiring the house) solution to this..
Bit more on this coffee nightmare "symptoms" lights pulse at like 1cps for awhile, go quite and then repeat.
Doesn't matter the kind of light though incandescents show it more (used as test bulbs).. A few of the LED's (need to verify this) we use seem to be immune but not all.
Pretty sure it has a pre-heater that may use the above referenced method (burst fire) of firing up the coil but speculation on my part..
Now what I'm wondering on (unless I can get a consensus and backing this is really a BAD thing, the flicker that is) need others word over mine. Some will understand.
After a bunch of err 'research' I was wondering if it's possible to use a transient suppressor (R/C circuit) to alleviate or at least semi- mitigate this issue?
I'm not familiar with them and not publically common enough (i.e. get one at wal-mart) for me to be comfortable enough to just "slap" one on.
Other solution mentioned was a UPS.
Circuit she wants to use has a GFCI on it but no "equipment ground).
Circuit isn't over-loaded AFAICT and flicker occurs w/ almost nothing else on it but 2 LED bulbs (there are more but for testing, not on) , clock, and normally idling projection TV
Believe the main element is 1400W (will check later)
Don't feel like running a line for a stupid coffee pot..
Soo..any ideas?
Dang, can't edit titles AFAICT sorry..
Opp's last thing.. It's a 2 prong appliance (no ground) in case that is relevant.
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