Surge Protector..

[Bravestar]

Hey peeps

With Eskom implementing their wonderful new load shedding i'm looking for the following:

Something that will protect my PC(especially my mobo) against sudden powercuts..

Something thats has enough power to enable me to switch off PC normally..

Any help?

 

[cyberarmy]

It's called UPS. Search for the relevant topics on the forum....

 

[Ryder_JHB]

The obvious answer would be a small / cheap UPS.. a 600va should be sufficient to keep the pc running for several minutes (so that you can do a clean shutdown)

The UPS will also protect the PC from power dips, and spikes.

A surge protector will obviously protect you from surges, but is not going to keep the pc running...

Edit: cyberarmy beat me to it!

 

[cyberarmy]

The obvious answer would be a small / cheap UPS.. a 600va should be sufficient to keep the pc running for several minutes (so that you can do a clean shutdown)

The UPS will also protect the PC from power dips, and spikes.

A surge protector will obviously protect you from surges, but is not going to keep the pc running...

Edit: cyberarmy beat me to it!

Do you think plug the UPS to surge protector is a good idea? Would it double up the 'protection' or will make things worse. Just a though as my Belkin Surge protector suggests shall not daisy chain surge protectors together.....

 

[Brawler]

The obvious answer would be a small / cheap UPS.. a 600va should be sufficient to keep the pc running for several minutes (so that you can do a clean shutdown)

The UPS will also protect the PC from power dips, and spikes.

A surge protector will obviously protect you from surges, but is not going to keep the pc running...

Edit: cyberarmy beat me to it!

not really, most of the cheap UPS's dont protect from dips & spikes. They connect your pc straight to the wall, only switch to battery when power is cut. A active UPS or line conditioner continuasly feeds your computers power through its battery while it is constantly recharging, so the ups takes the dips & spikes not your pc They are a lot more expensive though