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More on Monsoon-Ready

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Thanks to Art Gorski for the following info:
At my home Mary Ann and I have separate offices, a home theater setup in the living room, and a central wiring closet.

Both offices and the closet use CyberPower 895 3600 Joule surge suppressors. I picked this brand for the very high protection rating. Besides protecting computers and peripherals in the offices, it also protects my cablemodem (the incoming cable goes through the CyberPower), Apple base station router, and a ReadyNAS server that I use centrally for all backups. If I used a Qwest phone line (I use ViaTalk internet phone instead), it would also be protected.
http://www.amazon.com/Cyberpower-895-8-Outlet-Surge-Suppressor/dp/B000098XO0

For the home theater, I selected a CyberPower 1030HT 6000 Joule surge suppressor optimized for this application.
http://www.amazon.com/Cyberpower-1030HT-10-Outlet-Surge-Suppressor/dp/B0009WDLPK

I'm not particularly worried about a power failure actually hurting anything, so I wasn't interested in a UPS solution, but we have had serious issues with lightning damage in our neighborhood. Hence, the heavy duty surge suppressors.

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Re: Are You Monsoon-Ready?

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I have all my electronic equipment (computers, stereos, TVs) on Tripp-Lite Omni1000LCD UPS systems (this model may not be available anymore). I bought them all from Costco (around $99 each). They have served me well through three Monsoon seasons without a problem and I never bother turning anything off unless the power is out for more than a few minutes. Each unit has four uninterrupted outlets and four surge-conditioned outlets. I noticed that the Tripp-Lite UPS is what Smith Audio installs for all entertainment systems.

Consider this: if you really want to upgrade your computer, leave it powered on and plugged in to a UPS. Most UPS systems have some kind of insurance policy against loss of equipment during a lightning strike. If the UPS fails to protect your computer, you get a new computer - for free! ;-)

John C.