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GRRR! PSU again! by bwkaz2008-06-08 09:17:28
  PC Power & Cooling. by themadkansan2008-06-08 09:21:26
    Seconded and enthusiastically agreed. by the_diggity2008-06-08 09:33:25
      Thirded and 2 other bits of advice... by vampire2008-06-08 09:57:25
        On 1: It's not quite useless. by bwkaz2008-06-08 10:10:46
          You're not understanding point 1. by vampire2008-06-08 10:18:30
            Vampire is correct by shadowboy8132008-06-08 10:28:12
              OK, and when the UPS dies because of a surge, by bwkaz 2008-06-08 11:24:51
then what? Again, why destroy a $500 piece of equipment? (You can't replace *just* the surge suppressor out of a UPS, you have to replace the *whole* *thing*.) Oh, wait, because the UPS manufacturer said to; oh, I get it now.

Yes, that's only partially serious. It would not surprise me *in* *the* *least* if UPS manufacturers were saying this just to get people to buy new UPSes.

But I should note that I don't know how this particular surge suppressor and UPS are wired (and for that matter, given the age of the UPS, it may not have a surge suppressor of its own, either: SmartUPS 1250s are fairly ancient), so I suppose interference may be possible. I've never seen an explanation *why* (and *how*) they'd interfere, though; I've only ever seen people saying "you shouldn't do that; the manufacturer says so".

And when the manufacturer is trying to sell more of their stuff, because that's what they do, that kind of explanation seems fairly worthless...
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                This may not be 100% accurate, but should give you by vampire2008-06-08 11:39:18
                  Second that. by Arman X2008-06-08 12:03:38
                    "Upkeep" isn't the issue. "Replacement" is. by bwkaz2008-06-08 12:49:41
                      You know what, just do whatever you want and don't by vampire2008-06-08 17:21:12
                        I didn't ask about this. I asked about what PSU by bwkaz2008-06-08 17:51:55
                          You brought up concerns about your UPS. by vampire2008-06-08 18:31:30
                            Here? I don't think it was... by bwkaz2008-06-08 19:02:53
                              Wait -- obviously it was you. I should rephrase. by bwkaz2008-06-08 19:04:35
                                Well, you mentioned as a potential issue. AND you by vampire2008-06-08 19:38:58
                  I thought they were MOVs, not inductors or caps. by bwkaz2008-06-08 12:48:28

 

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