- Dec 7, 2017
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I remember many years ago, I had unexpected and unknown computer component failures. After a bunch of testing, we determined that the Power Supply was severely damaged and many of the other internal components also suffered degredation damage. All caused by unstable public electricity grid. At the time I was living in an area where the electrical grid was built 50 years ago and we got frequent power outages whenever someone turned on a toaster. An investigation of the electrical grid into my home showed that it was unstable and frequently fluctuated outside specification tolerances for modern electronics. Extreme highs and lows that was damaging not only the power supply, but several components within my computer.
After we knew the culprit, I purchased myself several UPS batteries for my expensive electronics. So that the power output (from the UPS) was stable, even if the UPS itself took the damage. UPS is cheap. Far far cheaper than replacing all those broken PC parts.
The point being, if perhaps your public power grid is old or subject to frequent disruptions, you might be experiencing electronic damage from the power grid going into your home. A cheap and affordable UPS power supply is an affordable way to prevent unexpected and expensive problems.
There are several companies and models available. I have been using APC UPS Power Supply for years now. No more hardware degredation problems caused by crappy power grid in my neighbourhood.
I remember many years ago, I had unexpected and unknown computer component failures. After a bunch of testing, we determined that the Power Supply was severely damaged and many of the other internal components also suffered degredation damage. All caused by unstable public electricity grid. At the time I was living in an area where the electrical grid was built 50 years ago and we got frequent power outages whenever someone turned on a toaster. An investigation of the electrical grid into my home showed that it was unstable and frequently fluctuated outside specification tolerances for modern electronics. Extreme highs and lows that was damaging not only the power supply, but several components within my computer.
After we knew the culprit, I purchased myself several UPS batteries for my expensive electronics. So that the power output (from the UPS) was stable, even if the UPS itself took the damage. UPS is cheap. Far far cheaper than replacing all those broken PC parts.
The point being, if perhaps your public power grid is old or subject to frequent disruptions, you might be experiencing electronic damage from the power grid going into your home. A cheap and affordable UPS power supply is an affordable way to prevent unexpected and expensive problems.
There are several companies and models available. I have been using APC UPS Power Supply for years now. No more hardware degredation problems caused by crappy power grid in my neighbourhood.
