Enclosed is a TrippLite line conditioner source. I have never used one but at least you have one place to start looking. Jack -----Original Message----- From: Rod & Sharon [mailto:springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 1:14 AM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [amayausers] Power supply question Gosh Tim, I'd like to know what brand you got and where. We got an APC 500 --seems it was somewhere near $300? and it won't handle our Amaya. Would you mind sharing? I think the ones I have checked for us will run around $500. Am I out in left field somewhere? Thanks, Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Thomure" <tjt@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 10:34 PM Subject: RE: [amayausers] Power supply question > If you have a Best Buy store in your town, they are usually helpful and > have decent prices. What you are looking for is called an UPS > (uninterruptible power supply). There are a couple problems with > electricity that can damage your machine. One is a power surge. A good > surge protector should protect you from this, but won't help you with > voltage fluctuations. Fluctuations in voltage may not have the > immediate catastrophic effect that a power surge will, but tend to > drastically shorten the life of electronic components. Some of the > cheapest UPS's do not regulate voltage, so they are simply a surge > protector with a battery backup. The battery backup is nice, so that > when power goes out you can note your stitch number in the design and > start up easily at the same point when the power comes back on. You can > get a good UPS with voltage regulation for under $100. I paid $130 for > mine and I run 4 Amayas and my computer from it with no problems. > > Hope that helps > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: wl solomonson [mailto:wlsolomonson@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 10:14 AM > To: Amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; embroiderylist@xxxxxx; > Embroideryline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [amayausers] Power supply question > > I know this topic has been discussed before but of course I didn't keep > any > info. and now I need it. I am going to be running my Amaya at home and > need > some input on line conditioners/battery backups. I checked with one > office > supply store and they had know idea what I was taking about in terms of > the > line conditioner. Any suggestions on where to purchase would be > appreciated. > Also wondering, is there a good source out there for a new embroiderer > on > general guidelines/instructions for hooping and design placement that > isn't > mixed up with a bunch of other information and is actually useful? > As always, thanks in advance for all of the helpful info. I know I'm > going > to receive!!!! > Wendy > Itchin' To Stitch > MN > > _________________________________________________________________ > Is your computer infected with a virus? Find out with a FREE computer > virus > scan from McAfee. Take the FreeScan now! > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: amayausers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: amayausers-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: amayausers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: amayausers-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: amayausers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: amayausers-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Attached file included as plaintext by Ecartis -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: amayausers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: amayausers-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx