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There are desktop PSUs you can purchase, that have built in UPS. And I recall there was a UPS designed to fit in the case - 5+1/4" drive bays as I recall. A qui
by justinlloyd 6y ago
There are desktop PSUs you can purchase, that have built in UPS. And I recall there was a UPS designed to fit in the case - 5+1/4" drive bays as I recall. A quick google search would probably surface those relics of the past. At the desks in our house we run a UPS, even if a laptop is plugged in to it. The UPS protects the laptop charger, the monitors, the powered USB hub, printer, and other peripherals.
- hyperdimension 6y agoNot a laser printer though, I hope. Just as a PSA for others: Laser printers in particular draw too much inrush current through their fuser drum heater for surge protectors/UPS devices to handle. They (the printers) should be always connected directly to the wall.
- justinlloyd 6y agoThe Konica Minolta document center in the workshop is on a dedicated surge suppressor (ESP unit) as recommended by the Konica Minolta service tech, which I picked up from eBay (the surge suppressor, not the tech) for around $150 a couple of years back. The laser printer in the closet is on a APC UPS surge only port that was, AFAIK, rated to handle a laser printer, specifically a HP3600n. I suspect that most lower-end or consumer grade UPS devices, and certainly an $8 surge suppressor from Best Buy just ain't gonna be up to the job.