"James" wrote in message
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Craig, I think that you are exactly right. I think that when the laser
fax
is in "sleep" mode, it doesn't use much power....... but in just
Standby,
I bet that lamp does come on and off, as you said.

I did an experiment this evening. I watched the fax, to see when it went
into sleep mode. AFter it does go into sleep, my lights don't flicker. I
had not noted that before. I think this is the cure (or answer) to this
problem.

Thanks to Craig and to all others ! I think all of the points made were
good points, and things to think about.

James

Any heavy load on that circuit, or depending upon your electric service size
and demand, a heavy load anywhere in the house should cause "dimming" on
lighting circuits, but "flickering" is a different animal, it's caused by
loose connections. Loose connections over time will invariably get worse.
Even if you install a dedicated circuit for the printer, you still may
experience the flickering until the bad connection is located and corrected