Thread: Power Outage !
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Old 07-28-2009, 09:53 AM
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Default Re: Power Outage !

Definitely get a UPS not only to protect against outages they also provide clean power and protection from power dips. People worry a lot about power spikes but dips can cause a lot of damaged too. Transformers put out certain amount of power based on what goes in. Dips and low power conditions what is going in is less so what comes out is incorrect for the components and can do harm. So a UPS give you constant power and no worries.

I worked for one of the big two ISP's for years. Every production box was on a UPS, even if just a little box under a desk for departmental use it would be on a UPS. Our data center had UPS's to provide clean power and in case of power outage keep us up until the diesel generators would kick in. If you value your gear and your data you need a UPS.
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