Delivering power to printing functions

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code set to:

• detect a transition in operation of a printer, wherein the transition in operation comprises any of a change in printing operations and a change in non-printing mechanism operations of the printer;
• determine an amount of power available in a power supply of the printer to allow for correct functioning of the printing operations and non-printing mechanism operations of the printer;
• allocate the determined amount of power available to specified printing operations and non-printing mechanism operations of the printer, wherein the specified printing operations are a subset of all printing operations and non-printing mechanism operations of the printer;
• deliver the allocated determined amount of power available from the power supply to the specified printing operations and non-printing mechanism operations of the printer;
• determine whether each specified printing operation and non-printing mechanism has failed to operate correctly less or more than a predetermined number of times;
• in response to determining that at least one of the specified printing operations and non-printing mechanisms has failed to operate correctly more than the predetermined number of times, but that at least one other of the specified printing operations and non-printing mechanisms has failed to operate correctly less than the predetermined number of times, reallocate and deliver the determined amount of power available to the specified printing operations and non-printing mechanism operations in a first manner;
• and
• in response to determining that every specified printing operation and non-printing mechanism has failed to operate correctly more than the predetermined number of times, reallocate and deliver the determined amount of power available to the specified printing operations and non-printing mechanism operations in a second manner different than the first manner.

A printing device comprising:

• a power supply;
• a plurality of printing device function mechanisms operatively connected to the power supply;
• a processor operatively connected to the power supply and the plurality of printing device function mechanisms;
• and
• a memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to:
• detect changes in operation between the plurality of printing device function mechanisms;
• determine an amount of power available in the power supply to operate all of the plurality of printing device function mechanisms;
• allocate the determined amount of power available from the power supply to specified printing device function mechanisms, wherein the specified printing device function mechanisms are a subset of all the plurality of printing device function mechanisms;
• deliver the allocated determined amount of power available to the specified printing device function mechanisms;
• determine whether each specified printing device function mechanism has failed to operate correctly less or more than a predetermined number of times;
• in response to determining that at least one of the specified printing device function mechanisms has failed to operate correctly more than the predetermined number of times, but that at least one other of the specified printing device function mechanisms has failed to operate correctly less than the predetermined number of times, reallocate and deliver the determined amount of power available to the specified printing device function mechanisms in a first manner;
• and
• in response to determining that every specified printing device function mechanism has failed to operate correctly more than the predetermined number of times, reallocate and deliver the determined amount of power available to the specified printing device function mechanisms in a second manner different than the first manner.