quicky008
Technomancer
I live in a rural area which experiences frequent voltage fluctuations,especially during the monsoons-the voltage sags and swells so often that my old 650 va APC ups has a hard time keeping up with it and frequently switches to battery.
So i was wondering whether it would be a good idea to connect my UPS to a voltage stabilizer that could supply a steady 220-230V at all times?It would cause reduced stress on the ups whenever the line voltage is fluctuating a lot and consequently ,prevent it from switching to battery often.Also most stabilizers are capable of working with a wider voltage range as compared to an UPS,which can only handle voltage related anomalies to a limited extent.
While searching on amazon,i came across some voltage stabilizers that are intended for use with refrigerators and feature something called time delay system to protect the connected equipment-while this may be useful for home appliances, i think it would be a disadvantage for computers as it would prevent the system from receiving power instantly when power is restored after a blackout.
So please recommend a stabilizer that would be suitable for my requirements and can stabilize low and high voltage to safe levels(~230V).As i already have an ups,i dont really want to spend too much on it-my budget is around 2.5k at most.
Also,i usually keep two of my pcs connected to my ups and when both of them are operational,they tend to draw around 150-270W(depending on load),so the stabilizer should be able to handle it without any issues.
So i was wondering whether it would be a good idea to connect my UPS to a voltage stabilizer that could supply a steady 220-230V at all times?It would cause reduced stress on the ups whenever the line voltage is fluctuating a lot and consequently ,prevent it from switching to battery often.Also most stabilizers are capable of working with a wider voltage range as compared to an UPS,which can only handle voltage related anomalies to a limited extent.
While searching on amazon,i came across some voltage stabilizers that are intended for use with refrigerators and feature something called time delay system to protect the connected equipment-while this may be useful for home appliances, i think it would be a disadvantage for computers as it would prevent the system from receiving power instantly when power is restored after a blackout.
So please recommend a stabilizer that would be suitable for my requirements and can stabilize low and high voltage to safe levels(~230V).As i already have an ups,i dont really want to spend too much on it-my budget is around 2.5k at most.
Also,i usually keep two of my pcs connected to my ups and when both of them are operational,they tend to draw around 150-270W(depending on load),so the stabilizer should be able to handle it without any issues.