Uninterruptible Power Supplies

The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has MAJOR problems with Power that reek havoc on unprotected computer equipment and networks..  You can trace 99% of your hardware and network  problems back to those power problems.  When I worked at Instituto de Banca, in Hato Rey, I found voltage on the ground wire of the electricity in the building.  We traced it back all the way to the pole from PREPA.  The best solution to dirty power line thrash, is to have Uninterruptible Power Supplies, (UPS's), Battery Backups  WITH built in VOLTAGE REGULATORS, and SOFTWARE that monitors the condition of the battery all the time.  This suggestion applies to Workstation PC's.  Concerning a FILE SERVER on a NETWORK, you should use an ON-LINE battery backup, versus standby technology.  The following explains the differences.

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Power Circuit Designs UPS makers use three fundamentally different electrical designs for their products. These include the off-line UPS, the line-interactive UPS, and the on-line UPS. The three differ chiefly in the isolation they provide between your computer and your electrical supplier. Greater isolation translates into greater protection, but also higher cost.  For applications that are not so mission critical and for hardware such as scanners, printers, photo copiers, fax machines, cameras and video equipment, voltage regulators or even a cheaper solution, good surge protectors, might be acceptable. Click on the link below to learn about the differences between the technologies. These are listed from cheapest to the most expensive technologies. The Off-Line (AKA: "Standby) UPS's The Line-Interactive UPS's The On-Line UPS's Voltage Regulators Surge Protectors Power Strips

Vendors that sell UPS's in Puerto Rico The two most popular name brands sold worldwide and the ones I recommend are American Power Conversion (APC) and Tripp Lite Power Protection. Scanner Overseas of Puerto Rico Systronics, Inc. CompUSA (One store in Guaynabo & one in Carolina) BlackBox, Network Services, Inc.

Surge Protectors Also  commonly called power strips, surge suppressors and transient suppressors. This is a device that shields computer and other electronic devices from surges in electrical power, or transient voltage, that flow from the power supply. Standard American voltage for home and office buildings is 120 volts. Anything over this amount is considered transient and can damage electronic devices that are plugged into an outlet. Even though power surges are so brief that they are measured in nanoseconds, they can cause considerable damage to electronic equipment.  Click here to find out how they work and more information on them.

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Voltage Regulators
There are two ways of implementing Voltage Regulators. The first is a standalone and the second is to integrate the regulator into a battery backup (UPS) There are 3 Very Important Reasons why you should consider adding a Voltage Regulator (with a Battery Backup) to your Computer & UPS system.

The Reasons: 

1. OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE 
2. EQUIPMENT LIFE 
3. ECONOMICS 

OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE:  Unfortunately, the most commonly used UPS systems (Standby Technology) have limited Spike Suppression and virtually no interference filtering, so your expensive, sensitive computer or high tech system gets clobbered with dirty power line thrash & pollution every day.

EQUIPMENT LIFE:   Engineering studies show that each spike entering your system shortens equipment life and degrades performance. OUCH !!

ECONOMICS:  Less equipment maintenance, longer operational life and reduced down time will Save You Money year in and year out 
DOWN TIME IS EXPENSIVE !  Cost Estimates for an hour down time range from $100's to $1,000's !  
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