[amayausers] Re: Battery Back Up

I do have a Tripp Lite I bought from Melco.  I was more concerned with 
surges and dips.  Our lights will dim sometimes.
It doesn't seem to bother the machines as they are plugged into the 
Tripp Lite.  Is Tripp Lite a line conditioner or just a surge protector.
I will get the manual out tonight and find out.  I still have not bought 
a battery back up....I'm not sure its worth spending $500 to save a 
$1.50 hat.

Mike

E. Orantes wrote:

>Have to agree with Jerry.  Very well said.
>         UPS' are great for embroidering in the dark, (just kidding), and for
>finishing what's on the machine at the time.  UPS not only stands for United
>Parcel Service but more importantly stands for "Uninterruptible Power
>Supply".  This is a battery backup for only a certain amount of time
>determined by the size of the batteries contained within the unit and how
>much power is needed to run the equipment.  Good one's are usually very
>expensive.
>       But what's important to saving the machines and computer are "line
>conditioners".  They are usually between $130 and $180 bucks.  These babies
>are designed to keep the voltage steady during surges, spikes, dips, and
>brown outs in electricity caused by whatever. Good line conditioners can be
>quite costly due to the high quality of components required to do the best
>job. In some ways, a "surge suppressor" can be consider the "poor man's line
>conditioner".  Of course it only protects against surges and spikes.
>       I've known some customers who actually unplug their machines at night 
> when
>they shut down because they did have a costly "experience" in the past.  Of
>course the outlet that the machines are plugged into is very accessible.
>       I will have to check on what model Melco recommends.  I believe the 
> brand
>is Tripp Lite.  Some of these type companies offer free insurance coverage
>up to a certain amount if anything is destroyed while using one of there
>products.  Although I think you have to jump through a few hoops to prove
>everything.
>       It's been a while since this subject has been discussed.  Just know that
>anything is better than nothing.
>Ed
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>Ed & Maralien Orantes
>E.M. Broidery
>900 Terry Parkway, Ste. 200
>New Orleans, La. 70056
>504-EMBROID ery (504-362-7643)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of JerryNiez@xxxxxxx
>Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 12:50 PM
>To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [amayausers] Re: Battery Back Up
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>Mike,
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>I bought 2 backup units.  One for the computer and one for my 2 Amayas.
>Make
>sure the battery backup unit has line conditioning.  Not all backup devices
>have them.
>I bought mine at Best Buy and I think I paid about $130.00 each.
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>Remember, the price of a service call to replace a blown circuit board is
> A LOT MORE THAN THE BACKUP DEVICE.  Plus the down time.
>
>Jerry
>TC, MI
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