On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:21:51 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:

After that, the operating current of the
laserjet is well withing the current limitations of a common #14AWG
power cord. Try it. Does the cord get warm when furiously printing?
Probably not.

Most 10A IEC line cords use around 20 Ga for the conductors, which is
also a borderline choice IMNSHO.

Whenever a company I am working for goes to throw out the old crap, I
look for heavier gauge IEC line cords every time.

I hate those paper thin jobs that are so proliferant.