just lost another answering machine, vcr and cable modem. I just got two new monitors and I'd hate to lose them, too. the i.s.c. guy at the wife's office recommended a u.p.s. as sort of un uber-surge
I'm not an electrical engineer, but I'm in the computer business and have been exposed to UPS technology indirectly for many years, so I'll take a stab at this with that caveat. UPS stands for "unin
That's a common misconception, Scott, but the truth is that for the vast majority of UPS, the power supply does not come into action until the power actually fails. Until then, they just pass the ma
Although I don't have any information immediately at hand, I have seen literature on whole house surge protection. As I recall, they are more expensive than the conventional point of use surge protec
I use an U.P.S. from APC on some of my computers (my file server and main workstation). They are plugged into the un-interruptible outlets, along with the DSL modem, PDA and routers. The printers are
Scott, You don't say what you lost this equipment to. There are 2 primiary causes, surges (and or lags) from the electric company, then catastrophic surges like lightening. Surge protectors will hand
Hate to say it John, but I disagree with almost everything you've said here, starting with surges coming from the electric company and continuing through there being no way to protect against lightn
Gee, funny you should ask. We've had some mild storms here in Salt Lake City have lost power to the house several times for periods of 30 - 90 minutes. Not fun if you are trying to keep a couple of T
something gap to handled by Randall, I wasn't trying to imply that we lost the equipment everytime, and yes we do have lightening arrestors on the antennas. However, based on the need for (emergency)
Depends on how big a surge it is. A well-designed system will have multiple layers of protection, with a MOV being about the 3rd or 4th layer. Big spikes will kill them, so the previous layers need
ond.html Randall, The article is excellent!!!! Easy for the lay person to understand without all the EE stuff thrown in. And does a much better job saying what I was trying to say. But it is also a l
the whole house one looks like what want. that's really the function I'm trying to fulfill. I can get a smaller u.p.s. for the computer, and that just to shut down gracefully upon power loss. kind of
Not sure what you're looking at ... I see 120v/240v meaning it will work for either one. That's true, sort of. Any amplifiers between the modem and the cable station have to be "two way" or bi-direc