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Do you have a UPS? If you do, how many times has it saved your equipment? What was the scenario? (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 hour ago* (last edited 59 minutes ago) by akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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My BX750MI-GR has saved my precious data on two occasions. Earlier this year, my seven year old, well used waffle iron shorted, popping loudly and sparking quite brightly in the process, probably because of all the gunk that had accumulated inside its less cleanable interior over the years. That not only made my breaker trip, but also blew the 16 amp main fuse. The UPS kicked in immediately, making a klick and a beep, which felt amazing. That was my first time ever.

As for the second time, see this post.

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[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 21 minutes ago

Yes, 0 times. It has kept the power going through brown outs and stuff, so there is that.

Also, I try to always use surge protectors at least on valuable equipment. The UPS is flair. :3

[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 minutes ago* (last edited 1 minute ago)

It's saved my uptime probably dozens of times

Edit: is saved my hardware from damage probably zero times though

[–] MuttMutt@lemmy.world 2 points 30 minutes ago

I have a couple. Have they saved me from anything... other than power outages no. Just installed a really nice one. 10KW (2 units) to start with and will be expanding it when I can afford another 6000 to get two more. I've already had some short power outages and kept the whole house running without issue. https://enphase.com/store/storage/gen3/iq-battery-5p. Once they quit I have about 10 minutes of power for my server, 90 minutes for my router, wifi, switches, ont, and cellular backup.

[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 1 points 55 minutes ago

I have one at my parents summer house. I think the answer is 0, but I'm not sure because I think before I bought it some equipment did break and since then not anymore. But it's already so old that the battery practically doesn't hold any electricity anymore (it's over 10 years old), and things still don't break.