paulllaser
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APC Smart UPS 1000.
What do you plug your computer into?
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$2 power strip, along with my T-Amp, external HDD, LDII+ and cell phone charger
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One of mine is plugged into an APC UPS, the other is into a cheap surge-protected power board.
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some old APC powerstrip from COMP USA circa 2001.
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My battery backup is too weak to run my rig, so I pulled it out of the circuit.... I'm currently going into an Isobar IBAR4.
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It would be best to make the Brickwall the last thing before plugging into the wall.
For me:
Workstation #1 + Fun Box #1 --> Belkin Isolator --> Tripplite Ultra 1000VA UPS --> Brickwall --> AC Mains
HTPC --> Tripplite Ultra 1000VA UPS --> Brickwall --> AC Mains
Server --> Tripplite Isobar --> APC 1000VA SmartUPS --> AC Mains
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| Originally Posted by slwiser /img/forum/go_quote.gif Computer --> Powerstrip--> UPS---> Brickwall---> Powerstrip, nothing less than 14 gauge |
It would be best to make the Brickwall the last thing before plugging into the wall.
For me:
Workstation #1 + Fun Box #1 --> Belkin Isolator --> Tripplite Ultra 1000VA UPS --> Brickwall --> AC Mains
HTPC --> Tripplite Ultra 1000VA UPS --> Brickwall --> AC Mains
Server --> Tripplite Isobar --> APC 1000VA SmartUPS --> AC Mains
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Straight into the wall. 8 years with at least 1 power outage every year and no power related problems with my PC.
It's a Pentium P3 overclocked to 512mhz and I'm not replacing it until it explodes or melts.
Mitch
It's a Pentium P3 overclocked to 512mhz and I'm not replacing it until it explodes or melts.
Mitch
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The wall
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The wall.
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Computer is on a 1200 VA APC.
Everything else in the house is on a 350VA APC.
I live in an old condo and brownouts are common. Guess thats what you get when your computer, stove, oven, microwave, dishwasher, water heater, and furnace are on one breaker.
Everything else in the house is on a 350VA APC.
I live in an old condo and brownouts are common. Guess thats what you get when your computer, stove, oven, microwave, dishwasher, water heater, and furnace are on one breaker.
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No name surge protected power strip.
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Laptop plugged into a Kill-A-Watt power usage monitor attached to a power strip. It's fun seeing how many watts the system uses while charging, idle, under load, different power usage profiles, etc.
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All of my computers run off surge protectors/power strips.
Better safe than sorry!
Better safe than sorry!
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APC Line-R 1200 line conditioner, no power blackout in my area so my main goal is surge protection + line conditioning against brownouts and spikes.
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