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Protection from power surges
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Minor Diety  Joined: Tue Apr 01, 2003 10:23 am Posts: 3956 Location: Amsterdam 
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  Protection from power surgesThe power supply at my home is known to be whack. Voltage peaks have appearently been responsible for a lot of electrical things to go broke in this building, including computer parts. What's the best way to protect my pc from power surges? A UPS? Or is that overkill for a home computer and are there cheaper solutions?
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| Sat May 06, 2006 5:39 am |
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Minor Diety  Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:17 pm Posts: 7737 Location: Centre of the sun
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I use something similar made by APC.
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| Sat May 06, 2006 7:02 am |
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King  Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2003 2:18 pm Posts: 1976 Location: Sexy Town
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A surge protector in your situation would be pointless. You need a "Online UPS". A online UPS regulates the flow of power to your computer. Its cost alot more. Surge protector only protects from power spikes.
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| Sat May 06, 2006 9:20 am |
 
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Felix Rex  Joined: Fri Mar 28, 2003 6:01 pm Posts: 16701 Location: On a slope
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yea, you want a line conditioner. That smooths the flow of the electrical current. Usually built into UPSs. I have one by Belkin that probably ran around $100. You may be abel to find them alot cheaper...I could personally care less about the battery backup, I'm just defending against electrical damage from spikes and whatnot.
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| Sat May 06, 2006 12:15 pm |
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Stranger  Joined: Sat Apr 12, 2003 1:14 pm Posts: 6420 Location: Estonia
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I have also a APC smart UPS. It cost around 250$, i have my CRT monitor and my monster pc on it. Protects from spikes, undervoltage and battery support.
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