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Thread: Battery backup ? |
    
Bronze Member Username: Tsduke
Post Number: 12
Registered: Feb-06
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| Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 08:26 am: |
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I'm currently using one of Monster's surge protectors with clean power for my RPTV (JVC 52") and a couple other components.
I'm wondering how necesary it is to us a battery backup and if so, what unit you would recommend.
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New member Username: Bama
Post Number: 1
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 10:16 am: |
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I just purchased a JVC 52" a couple of weeks ago. I was not planning on buying a UPS until last Thursday when a thunderstorm came through and knocked out my power. This TV needs at least 90 seconds to cool off before shutting down. It's not worth losing a bulb or something to me so I bought UPS this weekend with 3 hour back-up. Only $200 dollars but HHGregg had another for $150. The one I bought is a smaller cleaner profile than the cheaper one but they are both rated pretty close. |
Silver Member Username: Fyi
Dallas,
Texas
Post Number: 629
Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 10:22 am: |
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Good gosh! A 500VA would be plenty enough to power off and keep a fan running. (about $40)
You can watch tv during the entire outage. Cool!
Todd,
I like the Belkin 500VA or 700VA.
Belkin, Triplite, whatever. |
Bronze Member Username: Tsduke
Post Number: 13
Registered: Feb-06
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| Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 10:35 am: |
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Will the batteries last long enough so that the UPS expenses remain much less than the $200 lamp. I've seen where these batteris only last a year.
Wood it work ok to plug my entire Monster into a 500-700va UPS? I have a STB, receiver, TV and sometime DVD player running on it.
I assuming that on a 1 or 2 second outage everything will be fine, but I will power off equipment if the power doesn't come right back. |
Silver Member Username: Fyi
Dallas,
Texas
Post Number: 631
Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 10:34 pm: |
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Yes!
And yes! |
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