Re: power outage ? from a novice..

On Dec 20, 1:59 am, "JBDragon" <JBDra...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Mr Ed" <eca...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
Surges, Voltage Spikes, ect aren't good on your hardware and can reduce the
life span of your Hardware.  A Good UPS will do wonders.  I use APC, they
also have Guarantees on your Hardware plugged into them which varies
depending on which one you get, cheap to the more expensive UPS that they
have.  Anything from like $10,000 to $100,000.  

You read the manufacturer specs - that do not even claim to provide
that surge protection? Or did you read the fine print on that APC
warranty? Or did you just see big bucks on the box and automatically
know it provides protection?

Read the fine print. At least one APC warranty suggests any
protector from any other manufacture in the house voids that
warranty. Where is that manufacturer spec that lists each type of
surge and protection from that surge?

So a UPS that connects a TV directly to AC mains will somehow
magically stop surges? Will that relay inside a UPS stop in
milliseconds what does damage in microseconds? How does a UPS stop
what three miles of sky could not?

These and more damning questions should be easily answered by anyone
who recommends a UPS for surge protection. So what did the warranty
really do for others? A 'big number' warranty only promotes things
that do not really exist: WD Loughman on 11 May 2001 in
comp.os.os2.misc entitled "UPS advice"
Don't take too seriously the implied protection of your monetary
investment when APC says: "...UPS comes with a $25,000 lifetime
hardware replacement guarantee."
Described in this newsgroup late last year, their UPS failure
caused me to spend c. $1200 on replacement equipment. After
their own investigation of the damagING unit, they did not dispute
the UPS failure. However, they reimbursed me only $200, no
arguments accepted, with a required waiver = "Sign this now", or
get nothing. They use a sort of "Blue Book" for computers, and
paid only the values listed therein. NOT replacement cost. Cover
your financial losses some other way, 'cause they sure won't.
Buyer beware!

If it really does provide surge protection, then this damage never
happened: Steve Uhrig on 17 Jun 2003 in the newsgroup
comp.home.automation entitled "UPS for computer and TV"
I lost the modem board in an early generation commercial high
volume fax which was 'protected' by an APC UPS.
I read the terms of their warranty, which I had saved together
with the purchase receipt, and contacted them to submit a
warranty claim. I was nice and polite and had everything
documented including photos of their product installed next to
the fax.
They laughed in my face. Almost could not have been more
insulting.
I wrote to the executive management of the company, copied
customer service, sent both return receipt to prove they
received them, and never got the courtesy of a reply.

The superior surge solutions don't offer a big buck warranty.
Welcome to a market where products are recommend only by a warranty -
not by the tech specs.

Meanwhile, Leonard Cailouet is correct. All electronics must not be
damaged by low voltage. That is even required in numerous industry
standards. One standard includes this phrase in the low voltage area
of a chart and in capital letters: "No Damage Region". Low voltage
damaging electronics is another urban myth alongside a big buck
warranty.
.

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