Spec me some protection

meghatronic · 12 Oct 2006 at 13:51

I figure, having about £2500 stuff on my desk I need some surger protection/UPS.

What should I get? In an idealy world I'd like a UPS that will power the conroe pc and 2x2407s at least long enough to do a controlled shutdown.

hardc0re_tid · 12 Oct 2006 at 15:12

anything around 500va to 800va should do the trick

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/UPS.html

if your only looking to shut down the computers safely then id go for the Belkin 650VA Superior Series Emergency Battery Backup (F6H650UKUNV) (UP-012-BE) which has surge protection and covers up to £80k

or if you are looking for it to last a bit longer then the Belkin 800VA Universal Series UPS (F6C800UKUNV) (UP-013-BE) is a good price, also has surge protection, has software and will last up to 45mins

shine · 12 Oct 2006 at 15:53

The belkin's have proved unreliable in the past. APC is the one people recommend. I have the SUA750I and so far its been faultless.

meghatronic · 14 Oct 2006 at 12:30

What about Liebert's?

Might plump for the Belkin F6C800UKUNV... looks like a bargain!

It has three backup and 1 surge... can you run an adaptor off the surge to allow more devices to be surge protected - or does it not work like that?