This evening I’m getting some strange power issues and
having UPS on my systems have limited any issues. Normally with these
types of power fluctuations I would need to reboot and re-sync my systems but
not today.
I went to take a shower on my way out to get a bite to eat
and all of the sudden I was in darkness. Well my UPS have kept all of my
systems up and running during these sporadic power fluctuations this evening
without an issue.
I have had several issues with the wiring of this house
which prompted me to go out to a local surplus store and purchase some heavy
duty UPS. I was also able to come up on some UPS at some government
auctions where they were bidding off surplus equipment.
The UPS I have you normally don’t see in a home
environment even one that has all of the equipment that I have!
I have 2 “APC Smart UPS 2200” and a rack mountable
“Compaq R3000 XR”. I have the “APC 2200’s” on “PC skates”
out on the floor and the “Compaq R3000 XR” in one of my racks with my
Web, Music, Windows and Linux servers and my routers and switches. I use the
“APC 2200’s” for my floor main systems and one switch.
I also have an “HP Powerwise 1000” and an “APC
800 RT” that I’m not using at this point. I intend to use the UPS I’m not
using on my entertainment equipment and will probably move on of my “APC
Smart UPS 2200” into another room to use with some of my audio or video
equipment as well.
For the very small price I paid since they were surplus and
auction pickups for less than 5% – 15% of normal cost they do excellent work.
Even when UPS are not keeping equipment up from a power outage they also filter
the power and knock down surges and spikes so they are well worth the investment
to protect your valuable computer systems presently and in the future when you
are going to purchase new equipment.
