Snails - Response on Threads Part 7

[AttyPops]

UPS = Battery backup for when the power 'blinks'. You'd plug in anything that's super-important:
Computer and Monitor mostly. Maybe modem. NOT printer or other non-critical stuff.

Gives you a few minutes to safely shutdown the computer if the power fails.

About $80.00 bucks last time I looked. Cheaper than getting a new PC.
Also conditions the power going to your computer all the time, so it makes up for spikes and brown-outs.

 

[FranC]

Could I just plug in the cord to the surge protector that everything's plugged into?

 

[FranC]

What about this?
http://www.amazon.com/APC-BE350G-Ba...&sr=8-3&keywords=Uninterruptible+power+supply

 

[AttyPops]

What about this?
Amazon.com: APC BE350G Back-UPS 350VA 6-outlet Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS): Electronics

That's good, the higher the number, the more time you get and also the more you pay. Mostly you're using the computer or it's off, right? So you'd be there to make sure it shuts down. It has an option to connect a USB cable to it and the computer and automatically shut down the power too.

Could I just plug in the cord to the surge protector that everything's plugged into?

Yeah, uhmmm....well....I read somewhere where that isn't recommended to piggy-back power conditioners. But I do it.

So it depends on what "everything" means. If you keep the power off on the printer, yeah, I guess.

It's better to have the UPS plugged in on one "path", and the other stuff on the surge suppressor for the other "path" if you have two wall plugs available...otherwise you're sending all the "juice" through one outlet to the surge suppressor with everything plugged into it.

So basically, you'd want to distribute the power cords across the UPS. The UPS has TWO sides anyway....one side is a surge suppressor, the other side adds a battery backup for critical devices. Depending on what all you have plugged in, you could just replace the surge suppressor with the UPS. That's probably best.

That UPS 6 total outlets - 3 battery backup and surge, 3 surge-only.

The next one up might have 4 of each.

 

[FranC]

I have the puter,router and printer. There's a fourth something plugged in but my back isn't into dragging the printer out to look at the wires behind.

 

[FranC]

Oh it's just a light.

 

[tiburonfirst]

the more time you get

from the reviews - about 7 to 10 minutes more than enough to shut down if needed or for the flickering to be over

 

[AttyPops]

Computer and router on the battery side, printer on the surge side. Light on the surge side too if you care.

So that works. Then, on the next power blip, you won't get your computer messed up.

 

[FranC]

It's on the way. Don't think this puter will survive anything else.

 

[FranC]

I still have this problem of my puter not starting several mornings without doing start-up repair.

 

[FranC]

Also have aggravating company. Been too busy with this puter stuff to have to visit. Hubs is cooking too.

 

[tiburonfirst]

yup! it's thursday

 

[AttyPops]

Unless I get more info, I can't tell you what's going on with the startup process...

 

[FranC]

Such as...........

 

[tiburonfirst]

why not wait till tomorrow morning, frannie? you did a system restore today and the repair utility might not run next time you start up - sometimes we do have a little luck
if not, write down whatever crosses your screen and atty might be able to figure it out. not an easy thing though when you're not in front of the misbehaving computer

 

[FranC]

I could use a little luck.

 

[AG51]

I could use a little luck.

 

[tiburonfirst]

......................

 

[oldbikeguy]

Corn beef almost done

 

[daleron]

Take your pick night