After losing some gear during an electrical storm about 18 months ago I’ve been considering uninterruptible power supply. We’ve been having a lot of power blackouts in the last month – lately without any warning; once upon a time at least we got the warning of a stormfront. The last lot of blackouts, which have occurred very suddenly while I’ve been working, have finally convinced me.
I went online to Dick Smith’s (aka Tricky Dickie’s) and used my ABN to sign up for a wholesale account. Nice discount on their Powerware products, I got myself two of these: http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/en/product/M7676%0A
Just got the small ones, since it’s just for my home office. The battery keeps things running for up to 30 mins after the power is cut, and connects by USB to your PC for monitoring from your desktop, and automatic save and shutdown. The board includes three points with battery/surge protection, and three with just the surge protection.
Setup was easy – charge up the battery overnight, install the UPS software and configure the controller (LanSafe) on my PC, then plug everything in.
Now I’m just waiting for the next blackout to strike. I am prepared!
Well, got my first blackout today since setting up the UPS – split second outage but I would have lost some files I was working on.. worked a treat, very happy 🙂
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