Is DC harmful??

[Orpheus]

OK..here the story goes...I have a PS3 console,A LCD(BenQE2220HD),2 Laptops and Powered HDDs. My area suffers from erratic power cuts and hence I thought investing in a UPS and hooking up all the mentioned devices will be beneficial and bought the UPS(iBall nirantar 621) . But now one my friends(A techie) told me..I run the risk of ruining my console if there is even a slight fluctuation (Cause of the DC)..:C_cry: is this correct?...Can't I use the UPS with any of the stuff written above??

Please Help Out folks!...

 

[pauldmps]

^^ DC ? Where DC ? All the appliances you mentioned run on AC. Your friend has no idea on how a UPS works. The UPS stores energy in the battery (DC) but converts in into AC before supplying. And an UPS has proper mechanism to filter out & smoothen fluctuations. The UPS rather protects the appliances used with it. But be sure that the UPS has proper rating to handle the load you hook up to it.

 

[Orpheus]

Ok..sure!....Hmm...The UPS would be hooked up with the LCD and PS3 and just 2 HDDs...I think a 600V UPS is more than sufficient for that job!!
U agree??