$50 APC UPS - doing its job.

Flint · 05-29-2012, 11:16 PM

Thunder and lighting outside, the electricity at my house keeps cutting out intermittently. But not for me, as I sit at the PC doing my nightly online studying regimen of 9pm to midnight (I go to WGU, getting a degree in Health Informatics).

My cable modem, PC, external hard drive, and primary monitor stay up 100% --not a bit of interuption except my non-battery powered right side monitor blinking off for a second or two. Plus, everything is surge-protected (except my laser printer--if you get a UPS, do NOT run a laser printer through it--they need current directly from an outlet).

Seriously, folks. Go down to Fry's Electronics or whatever you've got in your area, or go online to NewEgg or TigerDirect, and pick up a $50 Uninterruptible Power Supply. I recommend APC because they are the kings of UPS, but others I'm sure are better than nothing.

05-29-2012, 11:16 PM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	$50 APC UPS - doing its job. Thunder and lighting outside, the electricity at my house keeps cutting out intermittently. But not for me, as I sit at the PC doing my nightly online studying regimen of 9pm to midnight (I go to WGU, getting a degree in Health Informatics). My cable modem, PC, external hard drive, and primary monitor stay up 100% --not a bit of interuption except my non-battery powered right side monitor blinking off for a second or two. Plus, everything is surge-protected (except my laser printer--if you get a UPS, do NOT run a laser printer through it--they need current directly from an outlet). Seriously, folks. Go down to Fry's Electronics or whatever you've got in your area, or go online to NewEgg or TigerDirect, and pick up a $50 Uninterruptible Power Supply. I recommend APC because they are the kings of UPS, but others I'm sure are better than nothing. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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