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Looking for a Surge Protector

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Hey guys

With a paycheck coming soon, I've decided to get a decent surge protector. I was curious as to if ya'll knew any really great ones, ones that were definitly a cut above generic protectors. I'd like to stay under $35....
 
Look at some Cyberpower surge protectors, I have one and it seems to work pretty well, you can pick em up at Fry's and probably any other computer store as well. I bought mine for about $30 or something, it says 850 on the back but it doesn't look exactly the 850 model pictured there. I don't think they even cost as much as i paid either. I've never really tried anything else, and I haven't lost my system yet so I guess it works pretty well. So look into them.
 
If you really want a good surge protector then go with isobar. I don't know how much they cost. Be careful what you get, though. A $30 surge protector may be internally exactly the same as a $5 surge protector, but it just has prettier plastic on the outside.
 
jpmkm said:
If you really want a good surge protector then go with isobar. I don't know how much they cost. Be careful what you get, though. A $30 surge protector may be internally exactly the same as a $5 surge protector, but it just has prettier plastic on the outside.
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He is right as far as the $30 to $5 surge


Personally i would save up the little extra and just get a UPS

a lot more dependant provides backup power in black/brown outs
 
I would go with a UPS made by APC and nothing less. $30.00 is'nt going to do it, you can't even get a SPer that would even match your systems volts for $50.00.
I think your going to have to spend around $100.00 to get something that can support at least 500v.
I'm not totally clear on volts vs amps and such but I bet somebody here will clear it up and point you in the right dirrection to how many volts you need. :)
 
coffee33 said:
I would go with a UPS made by APC and nothing less. $30.00 is'nt going to do it, you can't even get a SPer that would even match your systems volts for $50.00.
I think your going to have to spend around $100.00 to get something that can support at least 500v.
I'm not totally clear on volts vs amps and such but I bet somebody here will clear it up and point you in the right dirrection to how many volts you need. :)
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I have a feeling not many of our computers run on 500 volts. :D Maybe you are thinking of voltamps?
 
jpmkm said:
I have a feeling not many of our computers run on 500 volts. :D Maybe you are thinking of voltamps?
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Lol, I just woke up :D
Ok, let me ask this because I also want a UPS cause they rock my sox.
I have a 420watt PS and a 19" CRT and thats it for the powerful stuff, what do I need to keep this stuff up and running for say 10mins while protecting all of it from spikes and surges?
hehe thanks :p
 
i don't understand why a $5 surge protector isn't adequate... maybe someone can shed some light on the subject... think about it though... if too much current goes through it, it cuts off.. what the hell does a joule have to do with anything? it is such a simple device, as long as it breaks the current if more than X amount of current passes through it then it has done its job..

shoudl i make a new post for this or not?
 
well, I don't nessacarily want to keep my computer in perfect working order dring a power outage... Just don't want to fry stuff. Don't tell me it won't happen, last week there was a power surge at my fiends house, he fired his ethernet card as well as the power supply in his xbox. (and when i say fried his network card... well, suffice to say that you could vusaibly tell which parts were blown.)

And I know all surge protectors are not equal, cause at a friends LAN I was at, I wa sin his protector, and the power blinked and our comps stayed on, but other didn't. And no, it wasn't a UPS.
 
I put my xbox on a good belkin SPer and it was fried. Theres a big difference between good and bad protecters. Be careful! :eek:
 
coffee33 said:
I put my xbox on a good belkin SPer and it was fried. Theres a big difference between good and bad protecters. Be careful! :eek:
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Yeah, the price. Most consumer surge protectors(the ones you buy at walmart or best buy) are all fundamentally the same. They all use MOVs to divert the surge to ground. Once they take a surge then they can't protect anymore and need to be replaced(just like bike helmets). Just make sure you save all the documentation that you get when you buy a surge protector so that you can file a damage claim if you need to.
 
The power went out in my house and my computer shut off also. Luckily I wasn't doing any type of work that required you to save. Shoulndn't my Cyber Power surge protector keep my computer on by powering it up with the batteries? How do I test a power supply to see if its capable of protecting my computer from a surge? Thanks in advance.
 
gHeTTo.AzN.PrEp said:
The power went out in my house and my computer shut off also. Luckily I wasn't doing any type of work that required you to save. Shoulndn't my Cyber Power surge protector keep my computer on by powering it up with the batteries? How do I test a power supply to see if its capable of protecting my computer from a surge? Thanks in advance.
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Surge suppressor - stops surges, may give its life in the process

UPS - provides power in case of power loss and provides surge suppression. The better UPS systems provide better sag/surge coverage.
 
gHeTTo.AzN.PrEp said:
What's with the batteries in my Cyber Power "surge protector"?
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Cyber power AVR series has some UPS devices in a form factor similar to a standard surge protector.
 
Go with APC as a retail UPS. No track record on the Cyberpower, I have had a tripplite give out on me in the last few years, though.
 
I would strongly suggest that you go to APC and purchase a UPS. we had a bad storm a couple of weeks ago and one last week. the power flickered on and off for two hours, you could hear the UPS switches kicking in and out as needed. ALL twelve of my boxen stayed up and running and lost no time at folding.

One of the parts stores near my house lost both computers and all of the printers that night, they were using surge protectors.

Go on line to APC's web site and pick up a factory reconditioned unit, you pay 1/2 the price and it still has a warrrenty. NONE of the SIX i have have failed or failed to protect my boxen.
That is the only thing that really matters, that the expensive electronics you have already, are protected the best you can afford.
 
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