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GRRR! PSU again! | by bwkaz | 2008-06-08 09:17:28 |
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PC Power & Cooling. | by themadkansan | 2008-06-08 09:21:26 |
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Seconded and enthusiastically agreed. | by the_diggity | 2008-06-08 09:33:25 |
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Thirded and 2 other bits of advice... | by vampire | 2008-06-08 09:57:25 |
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On 1: It's not quite useless. | by bwkaz | 2008-06-08 10:10:46 |
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You're not understanding point 1. | by vampire | 2008-06-08 10:18:30 |
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Vampire is correct | by shadowboy813 | 2008-06-08 10:28:12 |
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OK, and when the UPS dies because of a surge, | by bwkaz | 2008-06-08 11:24:51 |
| This may not be 100% accurate, but should give you |
by vampire |
2008-06-08 11:39:18 |
an idea of what happens.
IIRC, surge suppressors typically use a series of capacitors (possibly in conjunction with inductors) to detect a surge. A capacitor will charge a dissipate with certain characteristics based on its size, the frequency, etc and have to be carefully designed to be able to detect a surge. If you plug-in multiple surge suppression devices in series you change the characteristic behavior of that electrical circuit. I believe in this case that you will cause the surge suppressor to be unable to detect smaller surges and also slow its response time to the surge (it will take longer to trip and increases the risk that damage may occur). Typically a UPS protects equipment worth significantly more than the UPS and you won't always loose the UPS either. But, better to loose a $500 UPS than $5000 in computer equipment.
If you are concerned about a $500 UPS taking a hit, then you shouldn't have bought it. My advice, go buy a new surge suppressor, use it by itself, unplug the UPS and put it in a closet. |
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Second that. | by Arman X | 2008-06-08 12:03:38 |
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"Upkeep" isn't the issue. "Replacement" is. | by bwkaz | 2008-06-08 12:49:41 |
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You know what, just do whatever you want and don't | by vampire | 2008-06-08 17:21:12 |
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I didn't ask about this. I asked about what PSU | by bwkaz | 2008-06-08 17:51:55 |
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You brought up concerns about your UPS. | by vampire | 2008-06-08 18:31:30 |
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Here? I don't think it was... | by bwkaz | 2008-06-08 19:02:53 |
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Wait -- obviously it was you. I should rephrase. | by bwkaz | 2008-06-08 19:04:35 |
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Well, you mentioned as a potential issue. AND you | by vampire | 2008-06-08 19:38:58 |
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I thought they were MOVs, not inductors or caps. | by bwkaz | 2008-06-08 12:48:28 |
