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M. Lavoie Unregistered guest | Vin, Sony guru, You have me sold on the Sony LCD. I have one question before I buy. Tweeter informed me that a sudden power loss may break the bulb if the fan cannot cool it. Ok, makes sense, but what kind of ups should I use? He just happened to have a $500 monster ups but not only is this overpriced it has no protection for the coaxial cable from the wall. A computer ups is cheaper but still no coax. input. What should I buy? Thanks in advance for any input |
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Bronze Member Username: VindslPost Number: 93 Registered: Jul-04 | Hrm... odd question... Well, to tell you the truth, I run a Minuteman A300 that they'll have to pry out of my cold, dead hands. It's an older model. I bought it in the last century for about 400 bones. The reason it was so expensive is because it has true sinewave output. And, it was built to last. A lot of telco systems used this model, and a lot of them are still in service. You simply have to replace the batteries every couple of years (as with ALL battery backups). Incidently, the last ones I bought, a couple of months ago, were from a place called 'Rage Battery' (dual PS-1270 batteries). Stupid name, but a great place to do business: http://www.ragebattery.com/ If I was to buy a UPS today, I would probably go with a Minuteman S1000. For a lesser amount of money, you can get a MUCH higher output model, with the same true sinewave output. This would be my recommendation: http://www.sizemyups.com/specs/1011/90000466/BR/0/ Ignore the MSRP. You can get it for around half-price here (and elsewhere): http://www.provantage.com/buy-7mtmn01p-smartsine-1000va-700-watts-8-receptacles- minuteman-ups-s1000-shopping.htm |
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Bronze Member Username: VindslPost Number: 94 Registered: Jul-04 | Oh, BTW, coaxial surge protectors are a dime-a-dozen. I wouldn't let that influence my decision. The important thing is the sinewave output. NEVER buy a UPS without TRUE sinewave output, unless it's for something you don't care about, like a 'doorstop' computer, a clock, or whatever... |
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Bronze Member Username: VindslPost Number: 95 Registered: Jul-04 | One last thing, and I'll quit... This is from the Minuteman web site, but it might save you some 'Googling'... " A sinewave output is the optimum waveform for electronic equipment. The incoming AC line is a sinewave, thus electronic equipment expects to see this type of waveform. A sinewave is the most expensive output form for UPS manufacturers to produce due to more complex circuitry and components. All Minuteman UPSs that produce a sinewave output go one step further by producing a synchronized sinewave. This feature eliminates the problem of an out of phase wave at the output." |