Run it off a switchmode that has an input range of 90-250? Laptop supplies have these, LCD displays have these. I haven't seen a desktop that doesn't have a switch to go from one range to another, but they may exist.
Mike On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 12:04 PM, GregAtGregLowDotCom <[email protected]>wrote: > No UPS is going to generate power for you. You’d need a generator for that. > **** > > ** ** > > Do United Energy have any sort of service level agreement? Or any > agreement on what the tolerance should be? In the end, it sounds like you > need new cabling to your area and only the supply company can do that. Last > time I looked at this, the guarantees that they provided were very limited. > It was almost as though if anything came out of your power points, you > should be giving thanks to them.**** > > ** ** > > People have been successful in giving the electricity companies a hard > time about quality of supply but it’s a hard road. I know of one in > Queensland where they eventually gave in and power conditioned his whole > house just to shut him up. (Mind you, he’s also been banned from the High > Court as a serial pest so you can imagine the lengths that he was prepared > to go to).**** > > ** ** > > Is there anything else in your street that could claim a strong need for > better quality supply? For example, anyone on sensitive medical equipment? > **** > > ** ** > > A lot of computing equipment used to be rated as 220V +5% -10%. Those > devices should be fine. But those that are 240V nominal might be a problem. > I recall that Western Australian areas with 250V nominal used to be a real > hassle for some equipment.**** > > ** ** > > In desperation, I’d suggest trying:**** > > ** ** > > **1. **Finding computing equipment that’s designed for 220V rather > than 240V. (Some power supplies have switches on them, and you might be > able to order a different power adapter for a notebook)**** > > **2. **Get a big transformer (eg. 2KVA) wound for something like > 215V in and 240V out, then use a UPS.**** > > ** ** > > Regards,**** > > ** ** > > Greg**** > > ** ** > > Dr Greg Low**** > > ** ** > > 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 > fax **** > > SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Stuart Kinnear > *Sent:* Thursday, 25 July 2013 11:50 AM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* UPS**** > > ** ** > > I am suffering major degradation of power supply over these winter months. > The voltage drops to 204V during peak load periods and sits any where > between 215 to 230 during the day.**** > > ** ** > > Contacted United Energy several times - they are playing tricks like not > turning up when the problems are manifested and measuring the power at > midnight & saying it's OK. Talk to the technicians & they say that because > I live at the end of the street & there are several new units >>> tough > luck charlie. **** > > ** ** > > What I am thinking is to get a decent UPS that would regulate the supply, > but I am not sure that they would work over a number of hours. It would > need to support 6 PCs. Does anyone have any recommendations ? > **** > > ** ** > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Stuart Kinnear > Mobile: 040 704 5686. Office: 03 9589 6502 > > SK Pro-Active! Pty Ltd > acn. 81 072 778 262 > PO Box 6117 Cromer, Vic 3193. Australia > > Business software developers. > SQL Server, Visual Basic, C# , Asp.Net, Microsoft Office. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > **** > -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
