I have my plasma screen and audio equipment hooked up to a large Monster surge protector and power regulator. When the power goes out, it automatically shuts down, and power is limited during normal operation. A push of a button restarts it after the power has come back on. It sells for a couple hundred bucks, but it's good protection. I should get one for the computer and hard drives. Paul On Jul 13, 2012, at 3:26 PM, Walter Hamler wrote:
> Yes, I am talking about an uninterrupted power supply. So, no matter > if it is a surge or a power loss, the battery backup provides an > uninterrupted power source. I do so with the tv because it is an LCD > screen and power surges and power loses can damage the lcd's. Mine is > rated at 500 watts so more than enough for the TV and cable box. > > Walt > > On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Walter, >> You have a TV on a UPS? Why would you do that? >> I suspect you are not talking about "uninterrupted power supply", >> but rather about a "surge protector". >> >> Typically, many devices die not when the power goes down, but rather >> when it comes back up. At that point, all the equipment starts at once, >> and there is a large inrush current in the circuits. >> Most electronic devices are prone to that. >> >> Usual precaution for the devices that cannot be plugged into a surge >> protector or UPS, is to unplug them when the outage occurs. >> Many computers, controllers, etc. are lost that way in research labs. >> >> Igor >> >> Fri Jul 13 10:26:45 EDT 2012 >> Walter Hamler wrote: >> >>> We had a simple load shift here a few weeks ago, except they blew the >>> execution and everything crashed. When all was said and done I lost a >>> brand new router. Fortunately, Best Buy gave me a new one without a >>> problem. >>> I have all my computer stuff and big screen TV on uninterrupted power >>> supply, EXCEPT the router at the time. It is now plugged in as well! >>> Several years ago a similar thing happened and we lost all out >>> cordless phones. This stuff sure is delicate! >>> >>> Walt >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
