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From: pricked@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Jenn-Ming Yang)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: AC Power Protection
Message-ID: <5885@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>
Date: 18 Mar 90 05:07:06 GMT
References: <169@mnopltd.UUCP>
Reply-To: pricked@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Jenn-Ming Yang)
Organization: University of Delaware
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In article <169@mnopltd.UUCP> gatech!stiatl!mnopltd!neal writes:
}Thunderstorm season is nearing, and I have promised myself that I will not 
}spend another spring unplugging my Xenix 386 machine and hiding under the 
}desk every other afternoon when the thunderstorms happen.  I have a surge
}protector on the cpu and modems...
}
}So, I can put one of those 500 watt 15 minute standby UPS systems on my 
}processor.  This should ride out a sag or a short drop out.   I can even put 
}my surge protector in front of the UPS.   BUT I figure a nearby strike can 
}still take out the surge protector, the UPS, and my cpu. 
}
}Should I put a ferro-resonant transformer in front of the whole mess?  What
}are general experiences on this?   My goal is to be able to keep working and
}ride out a blackout of up to ten minutes.

You might(better!) want to protect against brownouts also.

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