Mike, I think Tripp Lite makes both. Yeah, the UPS is a bit much. Ed 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 Mike Garber Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 1:43 PM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [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 > > >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 > > >Mike, > >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. > >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 > > > > > > > > >