Howdy folks,
I'm a semi-long time lurker and have utilized this forum to make much more informed decisions on my venture into the laser world. In April I (following forum advice) flew out to the ISA trade show and struck a deal for my Trotec Speedy 300 and have been happily engraving and cutting since.
What I noticed is that my energy bill seems to have doubled from about 200 dollars a month to 400. While I knew there was going to be an associated cost, I seemed to have under-estimated this one. I'm wondering if this is on par? (For the record I did attempt to search for electric bills, but couldn't find anything, which has brought me out of my lurker status!)
Now I realize I live in Texas and it's summer, but at the most last year during this time was 250 dollars.
- My machine runs for about 25-30 hours a week.
- My exhaust system is a Penn State DC-3XL
- Both Laser and Exhaust are on separate dedicated 20amp outlets.
Last but not least, Thanks all for the wonderful history here on this forum. It helped tremendously in making the right decisions the first time around.