Electric Stapler Staple
Electric Stapler Staple
UPS: If I buy a UPS in case of a power outage, why are their surge suppression capabilities so low ?
This makes absolutely zero sense to me:
Hypothetical Situation:
A bunch of peripherals and misc office gizmos plugged into some surge suppressor with a big wad of connected equipment coverage ($ 100k / unlimited).
My computer, though, is plugged into a UPS with about 20% of the surge suppressing capacity as the above-mentioned surge suppressor.
Both are plugged directly into the wall.
(Plugging a UPS into a surge suppressor would void the covered equipment coverage – as it is, effectively, an extension cord / power strip).
So, we get zapped, and my computer is instant toast. My Electric Stapler, though, as it was plugged into the psycho-killer surge supressor, is as right as rain. Or even if it isn’t, they will buy me a new one.
I have looked at the surge suppressing capacity of APC, Tripp Lite, and other UPS units…
UPS: 600 +/- joules surge suppression
vs.
Surge suppressors: 3500+ joules.
Somebody please explain the logic at work here.
Built for different purposes. The surge suppressor is built to suppress surges while the UPS is desigened to deliver power.
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