F$%^! Power Surges

[newuser]

I have had about 5 power surges or shut offs in the past week.I know this must be hell on the computer. Currently I have a good Belkin surge protector on there (no UPS). I guess I will be needing a UPS with line conditioning (AVR) and filtering pretty soon. I am looking for one under $80 US.

This one caught my eye, it is $80 at Sams.
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APC Back-UPS® 700 VA Power Supply
Features



Additional surge-protected outlets
Audible alarms
Auto-diagnostic testing
Auto-voltage regulation (AVR)
CellGuard
Hot-swap batteries
Intelligent Battery Management
Internet FAX/modem - DSL protection
Lightning/surge protection
Overload indicator
Battery-replacement indicator
Resettable circuit breaker
Site wiring fault indicator
Software
Status indicator LED's
Transformer-block spacing
Unattended Shutdown
User-replacable batteries
USB compatible
Includes:

CD with software
User's manual
USB cable
Velcro cord-management straps

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Product Specifications



Output:
Output power capacity: 700 VA
Output power capacity: 410 Watts
Nominal output voltage: 120 V
Input:

Nominal input voltage: 120 V
Input frequency: 50/60 Hz +/- 3 Hz (auto sensing)
Input connection type: NEMA 5-15P
Cord length: 6 feet
Input voltage range for main operations: 93 -130 V
Input voltage adjustable range for main operations: 82 - 144 V

 

[ProviaFan]

I was given an older APC Back-UPS 650. It doesn't have the best battery life, but I can't complain due to the cost.

You're going to need to size your UPS based on what you plan to run off of it. If you've got a large CRT and a powerful system, you might only get 8 to 10 minutes off of that UPS, but that should keep you going through the average brownout.

 

[ClueLis]

Tripp-Lite makes some decent line conditioners as well, if you don't want the backup power. I have a 1200W one that I use for a pair of computers. I found that with the crappy power lines that come to my house, my computers' stability also improved dramatically.

 

[newuser]

I will be powering a 350w PSU computer w/2600+ AMD + 17-19" LCD + 17" CRT (crt does not need backup power)

I only need enough back up power for the unit to save and close all my programs, so 5-10mins would be fine.

 

[sharkeeper]

That UPS is a good buy at $80.00.

It should give you about 30 minutes of backup time with your specification. If your CPU is 100% loaded due to DC, then your runtimes will be shorter.

In any case it will be much better than having no UPS at all!

-DAK-

 

[John]

This will be more than adequate, and their warranty is top notch.

I've been using them for many years, and have sold numerous units as well.

 

[newuser]

thanks for the suggestions

 

[WarCon]

Most decent UPS units have software for monitoring battery time and can issue a shutdown even if you are not there. I like that.......