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Fun With UPS Power Units, Part Two

Posted on 2016-02-09 Written by D. Lee Jackson

The advice that I received (thanks!) basically said to go as big as I could when it comes to Uninterruptible Power Supplies. One adviser said he rarely gets three minutes out of a unit rated for twenty. No stamina jokes, please.

So, yesterday I sat down and started researching the cost of said UPS units. Turns out that they start at almost $300, and that’s for a 1500 VA/1050 Watt unit. They also change the number of outlets from what I had (10) to a lesser amount (8), but all of them are both battery and surge protected.

Now, while the change to an all-battery-backed unit might sound good, you’ve got to understand what else I’ve had plugged into the non-battery-backed side of the dead unit. Since I’m a music composer/producer as well as an aspiring author, I have previously laid down some serious money on mix-quality audio monitors—specifically, on a pair of Adam A3X desktop units and an Adam Sub7 subwoofer. These aren’t lightweights when it comes to power draw, and to be honest I don’t need them backed up by a battery.

In short, I’m going to have to move things around a bit and risk letting a bit of 60Hz hum into the system (I’m no electrical engineer, nor can I afford one to come in and set things up so that they share a common path to ground). The computer and video monitors will have to go to the new UPS, along with a couple of low-power synths, while the Adam monitors will have to move over to a new heavy-duty surge/noise protector. Total cash outlay: more than $350.

I just hope my circuit breaker box can handle everything once I’m done.

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Hello, and welcome! My name is Lee Jackson, and I'm the composer of "Grabbag," the theme to the video game Duke Nukem 3D, plus music for Rise of the Triad and Shadow Warrior (the original). I've got four albums out, with tracks on Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, and SoundCloud! Read More…

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